civil code

English

Noun

civil code (plural civil codes)

(law) A systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.

Related terms

criminal code

Translations

a systematic collection of laws between private parties

Czech: občanský zákoník m
French: Code civil (fr)
German: Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (de) n
Hungarian: polgári törvénykönyv

Ido: civila kodexo
Japanese: 民法典 (minpōten)
Tagalog: bayanhing kabatasan

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