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corpus juris civilises

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Cor⋅pus Ju⋅ris Ci⋅vi⋅lis

  [kawr-puhs joor-is si-vahy-lis, si-vil-is]
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–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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