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civil_law
has definitions from the fields of law,Roman antiquity,civil law
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[ noun ] (law,civil law) the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)This was generally reflected in the civil_laws of Christian countries . An action once universally condemned by all Christian_churches and forbidden by the civil_law is now not_only approved by the overwhelming majority of Protestant_denominations , but also deemed , at certain times , to be a positive religious duty . Conscience and religion are concerned with private sin : The civil_law is concerned with public crimes . Related terms international_law law legislation case_law case_law complaint accession law |
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[ noun ] (law,Roman antiquity,civil law) the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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