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Meaning of civil law

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

civil law

noun

Definitions

  1. The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.

  2. Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/civil%20law

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