ALL meanings of civil law
civ·il law
C c - uncountable noun civil law Civil law is the part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens, for example marriage and property ownership, rather than with crime. 3
- noun civil law the law of a state relating to private and civilian affairs 3
- noun civil law the body of law in force in ancient Rome, esp the law applicable to private citizens 3
- noun civil law any system of law based on the Roman system as distinguished from the common law and canon law 3
- noun civil law the law of a state as distinguished from international law 3
- noun civil law the body of codified law developed from Roman law and still in force in many European and American nations 3
- noun civil law the body of law that an individual nation or state has established for itself 3
- noun civil law the body of law having to do with the private rights of individuals 3
- noun civil law the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters. 1
- noun civil law Roman History. the body of law proper to the city or state of Rome, as distinct from that common to all nations. Compare jus civile. 1
- noun civil law systems of law influenced significantly and in various ways by Roman law, especially as contained in the Corpus Juris Civilis, as distinct from the common law and canon or ecclesiastical law. 1
- noun civil law laws about private matters, rights 1
- noun civil law (law) Roman law based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law. 0
- noun civil law (law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law. 0