civil code

English

Noun

civil code (plural civil codes)

1. (law) A systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.

Related terms

• criminal code

Translations

a systematic collection of laws between private parties

• Czech: občanský zákoník m
• French: Code civil (fr)
• German: Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (de) n
• Hungarian: polgári törvénykönyv
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• Ido: civila kodexo
• Japanese: 民法典 (minpōten)
• Tagalog: bayanhing kabatasan