code of laws
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Code Gen.Laws — Code of General Laws … Black's law dictionary
code of laws — collection of rules, entire set of laws … English contemporary dictionary
Code of Hammurabi — Code on clay tablet Code on diorite stele The Code of Hammurabi is a well preserved Babylon … Wikipedia
code — n [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1: a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a: one that contains the law… … Law dictionary
Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge — is the official rule book of contract bridge promulgated by the World Bridge Federation. The first Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge were published in 1928. They were successively revised in 1933, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1997 and 2007 … Wikipedia
code — [kōd] n. [OFr < L codex (earlier caudex), wooden tablet for writing (hence, book: in LL(Ec), code of laws), orig., tree trunk, wood split into tablets, prob. < cudere, *caudere, to strike < IE base * kāu > HEW] 1. a body of laws, as… … English World dictionary
Laws of cricket — The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which serve to standardise the format of cricket matches across the world to ensure uniformity and fairness. There are currently 42 laws, which outline all aspects … Wikipedia
Code (law) — This article is about exhaustive legislations. For municipal regulations, see legal code (municipal). First page of the 1804 original edition of the Napoleonic code A code is a type of legislation that purports to exhaustively cover a complete… … Wikipedia
code — Synonyms and related words: Aesopian language, Babel, Code Napoleon, Greek, Napoleonic code, Procrustean law, TelAutography, Teletype, Teletype network, Teletyping, Ten Commandments, Zeitgeist, argot, axiology, babble, behavioral norm, body of… … Moby Thesaurus
Code of Ur-Nammu — Ur Nammu (seated) bestows governorship on Ḫašḫamer, ensi of Iškun Sin (cylinder seal impression, ca. 2100 BC) … Wikipedia
