civil law

Definitions

1. The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
   countable, uncountable
2. A legal system primarily based on a legal code, which commonly derives from the Corpus Juris Civilis.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level