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Cor·pus Ju·ris Ci·vi·lis    Audio Help   [kawr-puhs joor-is si-vahy-lis, si-vil-is] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the collective title of the body of ancient Roman law as compiled and codified under the emperor Justinian in the 6th century a.d. : comprises the Digest, the Institutes, the Justinian Code, and the Novels.
[Origin: 1890–95; < NL: lit., body of civil law]
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