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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The legal system of ancient Rome, which influenced modern Western legal systems.
- noun The civil law compiled by the emperor Justinian, which remains a source for modern European law.
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- noun the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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