corpus of legislation
1Corpus 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 …
2Corpus Juris Canonici — [kə nän′ə sī΄] n. 〚ML, body of canon law〛 the body of laws governing the Roman Catholic Church up to 1918: superseded by the CODEX JURIS CANONICI * * * ▪ canon law English Corpus of Canon Law set of six compilations of law in the Roman… …
3Corpus Juris Canonici — Page of 1879 edition of Corpus Iuris Canonici[1] The Corpus juris canonici (lit. Body of Canon Law ) is the collection of significant sources of canon law of the Catholic Church that was …
4Corpus Juris Civilis — Justinian I depicted on a mosaic in the church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy The Corpus Juris (or Iuris) Civilis ( Body of Civil Law ) is the modern name[1] for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from …
5Corpus Christi, Texas — City of Corpus Christi   City   …
6Législation — Loi Pour les articles homonymes, voir Loi (homonymie). Sources du droit …
7legislation — n 1. lawmaking, law enacting, law formulation; codification, regulation, prescription. 2. body of law, law, statutes; corpus juris, code, constitution, canon, ordinances, pandects; act, enactment, rule, ruling; prescript, dictate, bylaw …
8Corpus Juris Civilis — /ˌkɔpəs dʒʊərəs sɪˈvɪləs/ (say .kawpuhs joouhruhs si viluhs) noun the collective title (since the 17th century) of the whole legislation of Justinian Code, promulgated in the 6th century, as the Digest, the Institutes, the Code, and the Novels.… …
9List of legislation sponsored by Ron Paul — Ron Paul, a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, has sponsored many bills in the United States House of Representatives, such as those that abolish the income taxcite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/end the… …
10Habeas corpus — This article is about the legal term. For other uses, see Habeas corpus (disambiguation). Prerogative w …
