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Meanings of jus civile in inglés

portugués
direito civil
español
derecho romano

The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law.

        derecho romano
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        Examples for "Roman law"
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        It is against Roman law to execute a female virgin, he said.
        Cleopatra's Moon
        2
        The technical ingenuities of Roman law were exhausted to shield the culprit.
        Caesar: A Sketch
        3
        The Roman law regarded an excommunicated citizen as civilis mortuus, legally dead.
        The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
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        The Greek edicts and novels of Justinian's successors are mainly Roman law.
        International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
        5
        Development of the idea of contract in Roman law; mediaeval charters
        Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Refer...
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        The legal system is said to be based on the Justinian code.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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        The Justinian code -the system of law she developed with Justinian, her husband and co-ruler -underpins much of European law.
        The Guardian
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        The importance of the Justinian Code, however, is not that of mere history.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
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        The law was finally adjusted in the Justinian Code, by a compromise permitting six per cent.
        Usury / A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
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        A new code of laws was made by great jurists, on the principles of the Justinian Code.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09: European Statesmen
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        The age of majority for most civil law purposes is 18 years.
        The Irish Times
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        But even then, ecclesiastical law and civil law were never quite one.
        Reuters
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        I tried to make the distinction between civil law and religious law.
        Ebony
        4
        Bulloch can be considered as the creator of civil law in Penguinia.
        Penguin Island
        5
        The civil law has absolutely nothing to say on the marriage question.
        Life in a Thousand Worlds
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