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Noun: Roman law  row-mun lo
  1. 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 Roman law";
    - Justinian code, civil law, jus civile

Derived forms: Roman laws

Type of: legal code

Encyclopedia: Roman law