OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4947

civil law

Meanings (ES + gloss)
derecho civil
The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
derecho continental
A legal system primarily based on a legal code, which commonly derives from the Corpus Juris Civilis.
The Supreme Court of Canada is a bijural court that deals with both Quebec civil law and the common law used in the rest of the country.
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