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Uncommoncivil law
The correct spelling is civil law.
How to pronounce civil law
noun
Say it like: Siv-il -law
The correct spelling is civil law. The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
- 2.Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.
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