civil law
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civil law
noun civil laws
- The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
- A legal system primarily based on a legal code, which commonly derives from the Corpus Juris Civilis. The Supreme Court of Canada is a bijural court that deals with both Quebec civil law and the common law used in the rest of the country.
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noun body of law dealing with private relations
| Español | derecho civil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 민법 minbeop |
| 日本語 | 民法 mimpō |
| 中文 | 民法 mínfǎ |
| Português | direito civil |
| Français | droit civil |
| Deutsch | Zivilrecht, Bürgerliches Recht |
| Italiano | diritto civile |
| Ελληνικά | αστικό δίκαιο astikó díkaio |
| Română | drept civil |
| Русский | гражда́нское пра́во graždánskoje právo |
| Tiếng Việt | dân luật, luật dân sự |
noun legal system contrasting with common law
| Español | derecho continental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대륙법 daeryukbeop |
| 日本語 | 大陸法 tairiku hō |
| 中文 | 歐陸法系 /欧陆法系 ōulùfǎxì, 大陸法 /大陆法 dàlùfǎ |
| Português | civil law, direito romano-germânico |
| Français | droit romano-civiliste, droit romano-germanique |
| Deutsch | römisch-germanisches Recht |
| Italiano | diritto continentale, diritto romano-germanico |
| Русский | рома́но-герма́нское пра́во románo-germánskoje právo |
| Tiếng Việt | hệ thống dân luật, hệ thống pháp luật lục địa |
| العربية | قَانُون مَدَنِيّ qānūn madaniyy |
| עברית | המשפט הקונטיננטלי, משפט אזרחי |
Talk about this word "civil law." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/civil%20law. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. civil law. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20law "civil law." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20law.
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@misc{civil_law_2026,
title = {civil law},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20law},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
