ALL meanings of novels
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N n - noun novels Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis. 1
- noun novels Civil Law. an amendment to a statute. 1
- noun novels Plural form of novel. 1
- noun plural novels the new statutes of Justinian and succeeding emperors supplementing the Institutes, Digest, and Code: now forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis 0