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Civil law
The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
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noun
- 1
The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
- 2
Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.
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