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Meaning of civil law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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