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The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law.
Lysander Spooner

Meaning of "civil law" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIVIL LAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVIL LAW

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Civil law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIVIL LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Civil law

Civil law may refer to: ▪ Civil law, a branch of law which consists of non-criminal law ▪ Civil law , any of the various systems or codes of law which are derived from Roman law historically ▪ Civil law, a branch of Continental law which is the general part of private law ▪ Municipal law, the domestic law of a state...

Definition of civil law in the English dictionary

The first definition of civil law in the dictionary is the law of a state relating to private and civilian affairs. Other definition of civil law is the body of law in force in ancient Rome, esp the law applicable to private citizens. Civil law is also any system of law based on the Roman system as distinguished from the common law and canon law.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVIL LAW

civil
Civil Aviation Authority
civil day
civil death
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineer
civil engineering
civil liberty
civil list
civil marriage
civil partnership
civil rights
civil servant
civil service
Civil Service Commission
civil society
civil twilight
civil war
civil year

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVIL LAW

administrative law
case law
commercial law
common law
contract law
court of law
criminal law
employment law
fundamental law
go to law
international law
maritime law
martial law
matter of law
natural law
property law
question of law
rule of law
the law
the unwritten law

Synonyms and antonyms of civil law in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civil law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVIL LAW

Find out the translation of civil law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civil law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civil law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derecho civil
570 millions of speakers

English

civil law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिविल कानून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القانون المدني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гражданское право
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direito civil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাগরিক আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

droit civil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

undang-undang sivil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zivilrecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hukum sipil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luật dân sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிமையியல் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरी कायदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sivil yasa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diritto civile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawo cywilne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цивільне право
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drept civil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστικού δικαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burgerlike reg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

civilrätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sivilrett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civil law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIL LAW»

The term «civil law» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.627 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIL LAW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civil law» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civil law» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civil law

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2 QUOTES WITH «CIVIL LAW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word civil law.
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Ray Comfort
Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed.
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Lysander Spooner
The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVIL LAW»

Discover the use of civil law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civil law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal ...
Designed for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
John Henry Merryman, Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo, 2007
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Causes of Action: Civil Law and Social Justice
This is the 2nd edition of this publication which sets out the key findings of surveys conducted in England and Wales in 2001 and 2004, the most extensive of its kind so far, undertaken to examine people's experiences of civil law problems, ...
Pascoe Pleasence, 2006
3
Law and Economics in Civil Law Countries
The aim of the book is to highlight the law and economics issues confronting civil law countries.
Bruno Deffains, Thierry Kirat, 2004
4
The Civil Code of the Netherlands
Hans Warendorf, a Dutch advocate and member of the Amsterdam Bar , and Richard Thomas, a Solicitor of the Senior Courts, who are both experienced legal practitioners from international law firms with a twenty-year track record of ...
Netherlands, 2009
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A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law
A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law opens the brilliant halachic work of the Shulhan Aruch to the wider audience it deserves: to the educated lay person and advanced scholar alike.
Emanuel B. Quint, 2007
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Civil Law in Qing and Republican China
This pathbreaking volume demonstrates that, contrary to previous scholarly understanding, Qing and Republican courts dealt extensively with such civil matters as land rights, debt, marriage, and inheritance, and did so with striking ...
Kathryn Bernhardt, Philip C. Huang, Mark Anton Allee, 1994
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Forensic Assessments in Criminal and Civil Law: A Handbook ...
The volume is divided into sections by evaluation type: criminal, civil, and juvenile and family evaluations.
Ronald Roesch, Patricia A. Zapf, 2012
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Tortious Liability for Unintentional Harm in the Common Law ...
The first volume contains a study of the various topics & problems, & the second, a selection of texts & extracts, with commentary. The second volume can be used independently.
Frederick Henry Lawson, B. S. Markesinis, 1982
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A Compendious View of the Civil Law and of the Law of the ...
In this two volume work Browne [1756?-1805] follows the order of treatment employed in Blackstone's Commentaries to examine the relationship between admiralty and civil law.
Arthur Browne, 1840
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Economic analysis of civil law
'This book is simply wonderful.
Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Claus Ott, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVIL LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civil law is used in the context of the following news items.
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Understanding civil disobedience
If we accept the real claims of human conscience, and the possibility that civil law will violate conscience, we must accept in principle the moral ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»
2
Judge orders sex abuse victim to identify self in civil suit
In the civil case, Judge Mariani noted federal civil law allows plaintiffs to file lawsuits anonymously if they can show they will suffer “severe ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl Says Church …
Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court changes none of this. The Court deals with civil law not revealed truth or religious faith," said the ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
4
Kenyan President signs controversial law legalising polygamy
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has signed into law a controversial marriage bill to legalise polygamy. The new law amends a civil law, ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
5
North East universities honour region's stars as thousands of …
... introducing an elected Speaker for the House of Lords - is being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Religion Matters
The overriding sense from these arguments is that religion trumps civil law. Bobby Jindahl asserted that, "Marriage between a man and a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Vail Daily column: Now that you're 18 ...
This final part of the series “On Turning 18... ” deals with the adult obligations of citizenship and a brief overview of criminal and civil law. «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Eight attorneys seek judge's bench after Sperline retires
Nicholas Wallace, an Ephrata-based attorney practicing criminal and civil law. He was admitted to the bar in 1996. He serves as a judge ... «iFIBER One News, Jul 15»
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In Israel, it's the Jewish mufti who decides whether a citizen belongs
In many Muslim countries where Islamic law is an inseparable part of civil law, a non-Muslim is permitted at any moment to join the correct ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Phuket Bungy Jump Victim's Family Offered 300000 Baht in …
The only exception concerns illicit drug trade , but then such requirement is not even absolute,mans also not in civil law , but in criminal law, ... «Phuketwan, Jul 15»

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