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civil law vs legislation

legislation vs civil law

civil law and legislation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
civil law Yes No No No
legislation Yes No No No
As nouns, legislation is a hyponym of civil law; that is, legislation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than civil law:
  • civil law: the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
  • legislation: law enacted by a legislative body
Other hyponyms of civil law include case law, common law, precedent, statute law.
civil law (noun) legislation (noun)
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law the act of making or enacting laws
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation law enacted by a legislative body
Difference between civil law and legislation

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