civil law

/S IH1 V AH0 L L AO1/
noun
  1. 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. 2

    Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.

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