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civil law vs statute law

statute law vs civil law

civil law and statute law both are nouns.

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

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