codification
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ə noun
1.
the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.
2.
Law.
a.
the act, process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code.
b.
the reducing of unwritten customs or case law to statutory form.
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| —n | |
| 1. | systematic organization of methods, rules, etc |
| 2. | law the collection into one body of the principles of a system of law |
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Codification
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
It is undesirable because it can be achieved only through rigid codification, which makes all further discussion pointless.
Again, this is largely a codification of existing practice.
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