"civil law" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
associated with:
- case law, common law, precedent - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
- accession - (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
is a type of: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
subtypes:
- case law, common law, precedent - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body
associated with:
- addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
- novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
- stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
is a type of: legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation

same as: jus civile, justinian code, roman law