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- DictionaryCiv·il law/ˌsivəl ˈlô/
noun
- 1. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
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Civil law, as it regards a type of law, is a branch of law that regulates the non-criminal rights, duties of persons ( natural persons and legal persons) and equal legal relations between private individuals, as opposed to criminal law or administrative law. Common areas of civil law include: family law, contracts, torts, and trusts.
A body of rules that delineate private rights and remedies, and govern disputes between individuals in such areas as contracts, property, and Family Law; distinct from criminal or public law. Civil law systems, which trace their roots to ancient Rome, are governed by doctrines developed and compiled by legal scholars.
civil law, the law of continental Europe, based on an admixture of Roman, Germanic, ecclesiastical, feudal, commercial, and customary law. European civil law has been adopted in much of Latin America as well as in parts of Asia and Africa and is to be distinguished from the common law of the Anglo-American countries.
Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in the world, with its origins in Roman law, and sets out a comprehensive system of rules, usually codified, that are applied and interpreted by judges.
CIVIL LAW Definition & Legal Meaning. Definition & Citations: 1. In the modern Western world, it is one of the two major legal systems; the other is common law.
In international law: International law and municipal law. In most civil-law countries, the adoption of a treaty is a legislative act. The relationship between municipal and international law varies, and the status of an international treaty within domestic law is determined by the country’s constitutional provisions.
civil law. noun [ U ] uk / ˌsɪv. ə l ˈlɔː / us / ˌsɪv. ə l ˈlɑː / Add to word list. the part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws. administrative. admiralty. anti-bribery. anti-regulatory. anti-sodomy. binding. blue law.
