legal code

Noun
  1. A code of laws adopted by a state or nation (synset 106680537)
    "a code of laws"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: code, codification - a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
    subtypes:
    • civil law, jus civile, justinian code, roman law - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
    • salic law - the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
    • criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
    • penal code - the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
    • u. s. code, united states code - a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives

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