civil law
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Types & categories
- law hypernym
- common law hyponym
- legislation hyponym
Related & opposite
- international law antonym
- law domain topic
- common law has domain topic
- complaint has domain topic
- accession has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Types & categories
- legal code hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | international law |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | common law |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | complaint |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | accession |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | law |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common law |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | legislation |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | addiction |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | novate |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | stipulate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal code |