Noun: civil law si-vul lo
- (law) the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
"The country's civil law system was based on the Napoleonic Code"
- The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
"Many European legal systems are based on civil law";
- Roman law, Justinian code, jus civile
Derived forms: civil laws
Type of: jurisprudence, law, legal code
Antonym: international law
Encyclopedia: Civil law