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Noun: pandect  'pan,dekt
  1. A comprehensive treatise covering an entire subject
    "The scholar spent years compiling a pandect on medieval literature"
     
  2. (historical) a complete body of laws, especially referring to the Justinian code of Roman law
    "The Justinian pandects were a cornerstone of Roman legal scholarship"

Derived forms: pandects

Encyclopedia: Pandect