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The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A legal system primarily based on a legal code, which commonly derives from the Corpus Juris Civilis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
- The Supreme Court of Canada is a bijural court that deals with both Quebec civil law and the common law used in the rest of the country.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Roman law, Justinian code, jus civile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal code
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: international law
Broader terms: law, jurisprudence
Narrower terms: case law, precedent, common law, legislation, statute law
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Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Breton:
gwir keodedel
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Chinese Mandarin:
民法
(mínfǎ)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Czech:
občanské právo
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Danish:
civilret
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Dutch:
civiel recht
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Dutch:
burgerlijk recht
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Esperanto:
civila kodo
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Estonian:
tsiviilõigus
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Finnish:
siviilioikeus
— body of law dealing with private relations
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French:
droit civil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Georgian:
სამოქალაქო სამართალი
(samokalako samartali)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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German:
Zivilrecht
— body of law dealing with private relations
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German:
Bürgerliches Recht
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Greek:
αστικό δίκαιο
(astikó díkaio)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Hungarian:
polgári jog
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Indonesian:
hukum perdata
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Indonesian:
hukum sipil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Italian:
diritto civile
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Japanese:
民法
(mimpō)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Kazakh:
азаматтық құқық
(azamattyq qūqyq)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Korean:
민법
(minbeop)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Lithuanian:
civiline teise
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Malay:
undang-undang sivil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Mongolian:
иргэний хууль
(irgenii xuulʹ)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Mongolian:
ардын хууль
(ardyn xuulʹ)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Mongolian:
ᠢᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ
(irgen-ü qauli)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Mongolian:
ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤ᠋ᠨ ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ
(arad un qauli)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sivilrett
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Norwegian Bokmål:
privatrett
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sivilrett
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
privatrett
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Polish:
prawo cywilne
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Portuguese:
direito civil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Romanian:
drept civil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Russian:
гражда́нское пра́во
(graždánskoje právo)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Slovene:
civilno pravo
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Spanish:
derecho civil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Swedish:
civilrätt
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Thai:
กฎหมายแพ่ง
(gòd măai pâeng)
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Vietnamese:
dân luật
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Vietnamese:
luật dân sự
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Welsh:
cyfraith sifil
— body of law dealing with private relations
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Arabic:
قَانُون مَدَنِيّ
(qānūn madaniyy)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Chinese Mandarin:
歐陸法系 /欧陆法系
(ōulùfǎxì)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Chinese Mandarin:
大陸法 /大陆法
(dàlùfǎ)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Dutch:
continentaal recht
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Dutch:
Romaans-Germaans recht
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Finnish:
säädösoikeus
— legal system contrasting with common law
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French:
droit romano-civiliste
— legal system contrasting with common law
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French:
droit romano-germanique
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Georgian:
რომაულ-გერმანული სამართალი
(romaul-germanuli samartali)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Georgian:
კონტინენტური ევროპის სამართალი
(ḳonṭinenṭuri evroṗis samartali)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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German:
römisch-germanisches Recht
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Hebrew:
המשפט הקונטיננטלי
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Hebrew:
משפט אזרחי
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Hungarian:
római jog
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Indonesian:
sistem hukum Eropa kontinental
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Italian:
diritto continentale
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Italian:
diritto romano-germanico
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Japanese:
大陸法
(tairiku hō)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Khmer:
ច្បាប់រដ្ឋប្បវេណី
(jbab roth pak ve ni)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Korean:
대륙법
(daeryukbeop)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Lithuanian:
kontinentinė teisė
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Polish:
prawo cywilne
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Portuguese:
civil law
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Portuguese:
direito romano-germânico
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Russian:
рома́но-герма́нское пра́во
(románo-germánskoje právo)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Scots:
ceevil law
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Serbo-Croatian:
građansko právo
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Spanish:
derecho continental
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Swedish:
kontinentaleuropeisk rätt
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Thai:
ซีวิลลอว์
(sii-wîl-lɔɔ)
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Vietnamese:
hệ thống dân luật
— legal system contrasting with common law
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Vietnamese:
hệ thống pháp luật lục địa
— legal system contrasting with common law