noun
Meaning 1
The legal system of Ancient Rome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Roman law
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noun
Meaning 2
The legal system applied in most of Western Europe until the end of the 18th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
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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Synonyms: Justinian code, civil law, jus civile
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Broader terms: legal code
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: římské právo — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Dutch: Romeins recht — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Finnish: roomalainen oikeus — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Finnish: roomalainen laki — legal system of Ancient Rome
- French: droit romain — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Georgian: რომაული სამართალი (romauli samartali) — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Polish: prawo rzymskie — legal system of Ancient Rome
- Russian: ри́мское пра́во (rímskoje právo) — legal system of Ancient Rome