civil law

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Scope note
System of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs. Examples are systems developed from the Roman law, influenced by Germanic, ecclesiastical, and purely modern institutions.
civil law
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024