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civil law noun

  • (law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
 burgerlijk recht, civiel recht, Romaans-Germaans recht, continentaal recht
  • (law) Legal system primarily based on a legal code, which commonly derive from the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.
 Romaans-Germaans recht, continentaal recht
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