legal code
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1. a code of laws adopted by a state or nation (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | code, codification, |
| definition | : | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | salic law, |
| definition | : | the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | criminal law, |
| definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | penal code, |
| definition | : | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | u. s. code, united states code, |
| definition | : | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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