code vs legal code

code and legal code both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
code	Yes	No	Yes	No
legal code	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, legal code is a hyponym of code; that is, legal code is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than code:

code (noun)	legal code (noun)
a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy	a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification

code (verb)	legal code (verb)
convert ordinary language into code
attach a code to