Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
civil law | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | civil law (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |