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Code of Hammurabi

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noun

a Babylonian legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters.

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Main Entry:	Code of Hammurabi
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	the set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known in its entirety

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