Dictionary

civil law en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Coordinates

ecclesiastical law · military law · criminal law · common law

Relateds

civil violation

Translations (74)

de römisch-germanisches Recht (legal system contrasting with common law) · ja 民法 (body of law dealing with private relations) · pt direito civil (body of law dealing with private relations) · km ច្បាប់រដ្ឋប្បវេណី (legal system contrasting with common law) · nn privatrett (body of law dealing with private relations) · ja 大陸法 (legal system contrasting with common law) · ka რომაულ-გერმანული სამართალი (legal system contrasting with common law) · ko 민법 (body of law dealing with private relations) · nb sivilrett (body of law dealing with private relations) · el αστικό δίκαιο (body of law dealing with private relations) · he משפט אזרחי (legal system contrasting with common law) · ka კონტინენტური ევროპის სამართალი (legal system contrasting with common law) · pl prawo cywilne (body of law dealing with private relations) · vi luật dân sự (body of law dealing with private relations) · vi hệ thống pháp luật lục địa (legal system contrasting with common law) · ka სამოქალაქო სამართალი (body of law dealing with private relations) · sl civilno pravo (body of law dealing with private relations) · cmn 大陸法 /大陆法 (legal system contrasting with common law) · ar قَانُون مَدَنِيّ (legal system contrasting with common law) · cmn 民法 (body of law dealing with private relations) · mn иргэний хууль (body of law dealing with private relations) · ru гражда́нское пра́во (body of law dealing with private relations) · it diritto civile (body of law dealing with private relations) · ru рома́но-герма́нское пра́во (legal system contrasting with common law) · it diritto continentale (legal system contrasting with common law) · pl prawo cywilne (legal system contrasting with common law) · th กฎหมายแพ่ง (body of law dealing with private relations) · fr droit romano-germanique (legal system contrasting with common law) · lt kontinentinė teisė (legal system contrasting with common law) · fr droit civil (body of law dealing with private relations) · eo civila kodo (body of law dealing with private relations) · de Bürgerliches Recht (body of law dealing with private relations) · id hukum perdata (body of law dealing with private relations) · nl civiel recht (body of law dealing with private relations) · he המשפט הקונטיננטלי (legal system contrasting with common law) · id sistem hukum Eropa kontinental (legal system contrasting with common law) · id hukum sipil (body of law dealing with private relations) · de Zivilrecht (body of law dealing with private relations) · cs občanské právo (body of law dealing with private relations) · lt civiline teise (body of law dealing with private relations) · da civilret (body of law dealing with private relations) · vi hệ thống dân luật (legal system contrasting with common law) · nl continentaal recht (legal system contrasting with common law) · mn ᠢᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ (body of law dealing with private relations) · pt direito romano-germânico (legal system contrasting with common law) · ms undang-undang sivil (body of law dealing with private relations) · fr droit romano-civiliste (legal system contrasting with common law) · sv kontinentaleuropeisk rätt (legal system contrasting with common law) · es derecho continental (legal system contrasting with common law) · ko 대륙법 (legal system contrasting with common law) · nl burgerlijk recht (body of law dealing with private relations) · vi dân luật (body of law dealing with private relations) · ro drept civil (body of law dealing with private relations) · mn ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤ᠋ᠨ ᠬᠠᠤᠯᠢ (body of law dealing with private relations) · br gwir keodedel (body of law dealing with private relations) · pt civil law (legal system contrasting with common law) · et tsiviilõigus (body of law dealing with private relations) · sh građansko právo (legal system contrasting with common law) · th ซีวิลลอว์ (legal system contrasting with common law) · kk азаматтық құқық (body of law dealing with private relations) · sv civilrätt (body of law dealing with private relations) · nb privatrett (body of law dealing with private relations) · sco ceevil law (legal system contrasting with common law) · mn ардын хууль (body of law dealing with private relations) · hu polgári jog (body of law dealing with private relations) · cy cyfraith sifil (body of law dealing with private relations) · fi säädösoikeus (legal system contrasting with common law) · nl Romaans-Germaans recht (legal system contrasting with common law) · it diritto romano-germanico (legal system contrasting with common law) · fi siviilioikeus (body of law dealing with private relations) · nn sivilrett (body of law dealing with private relations) · cmn 歐陸法系 /欧陆法系 (legal system contrasting with common law) · es derecho civil (body of law dealing with private relations) · hu római jog (legal system contrasting with common law)