corpus of law

corpus of law
Jur. , Lat. ensemble des lois; corpus/ensemble de règles juridiques

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  • corpus juris — corpus jur·is / ju̇r is, yu̇r ēs/ n [Medieval Latin, literally, a body of law]: a comprehensive collection of the law of a judicial system or of a country or jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. corpus juris …   Law dictionary

  • corpus — cor·pus / kȯr pəs, ˌpu̇s/ n pl cor·po·ra / pə rə/: the main body of a thing; specif: the principal of a fund, trust, or estate as distinct from income or interest: res Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • corpus delicti — corpus de·lic·ti / di lik ˌtī, dā , tē/ n [New Latin, literally, the body of the offense]: the substance of a crime that the prosecutor must prove and that consists of an injury or loss (as death of a victim or disappearance of property) and the… …   Law dictionary

  • Corpus Juris Civilis — n. (Latin) A collection of civil law. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Corpus Juris Civilis …   Law dictionary

  • Corpus Juris Secundum — n. An authoritative legal encyclopedia that provides general background knowledge of the law with footnoted citation to relevant case law. Abbreviated C.J.S. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

  • Corpus Juris Canonici — n. (Latin) A collection of canon law. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • corpus delicti rule — n. The legal principle that the prosecution cannot prove that a crime has been committed from the defendant s confession alone, but that the prosecution must prove that corroborating evidence exists that the crime that the defendant has confessed …   Law dictionary

  • corpus delecti — index cadaver Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Law of Brazil — Brazil This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Brazil …   Wikipedia

  • law — n 1. principle, regulation, rule, ordinance, bylaw, statute; enactment, act, measure, bill; control, restriction, ban, embargo, prohibition. 2. command, mandate, commandment, directive, order, court order, injunction, decree, edict, dictate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Corpus Juris Canonici — • The term corpus here denotes a collection of documents; corpus juris, a collection of laws, especially if they are placed in systematic order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Corpus Juris Canonici     Corpus Juris …   Catholic encyclopedia

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