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Civil law
Law inspired by old Roman Law, the primary feature of which was that laws were written into a collection; codified, and not determined, as is common law, by judges. - ( read more on Civil law)
1. Roman law embodied in the Justinian Code and presently prevailingin most western European states, it is also the foundation of the law ofLouisiana. 2. The law concerned with noncriminal matters. 3. The body of lawsestablished by a state or nation, as distinguished from natural law.
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