Codification
noun
The process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.
The codification of the constitution was a significant step in modernizing the legal system.

Often appears as...
- codification of laws
- legal codification
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Formal
Academic
noun
The act of defining or specifying something in detail.
Codification of standards for building codes helped to ensure safety in construction.

Often appears as...
- codification of standards
- codification of rules
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Technical
noun
The act of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code.
The codification of criminal law resulted in a comprehensive criminal code.

Often appears as...
- codification of criminal law
- codification of civil law
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Formal
Academic
noun
The process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.
The codification of the constitution was a significant step in modernizing the legal system.

Often appears as...
- codification of laws
- legal codification
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The act of defining or specifying something in detail.
Codification of standards for building codes helped to ensure safety in construction.

Often appears as...
- codification of standards
- codification of rules
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The act of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code.
The codification of criminal law resulted in a comprehensive criminal code.

Often appears as...
- codification of criminal law
- codification of civil law
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3

Legal Foundation
Relates to establishing basic structures of a legal system.

The codification of commercial laws facilitated international trade.
Systematic Organization
It implies arranging laws clearly and logically.

With the codification of local ordinances, residents better understood regulations.
Historical Milestone
Marks significant events in legal history.

The codification of human rights laws was celebrated worldwide.
Legal Foundation
Relates to establishing basic structures of a legal system.

The codification of commercial laws facilitated international trade.
Systematic Organization
It implies arranging laws clearly and logically.

With the codification of local ordinances, residents better understood regulations.
Historical Milestone
Marks significant events in legal history.

The codification of human rights laws was celebrated worldwide.
Legal Foundation
Relates to establishing basic structures of a legal system.

The codification of commercial laws facilitated international trade.
Systematic Organization
It implies arranging laws clearly and logically.

With the codification of local ordinances, residents better understood regulations.
Historical Milestone
Marks significant events in legal history.

The codification of human rights laws was celebrated worldwide.
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Quote examples
Jerry Saltz
American Critic
The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.

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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
American Politician
One of the achievements of which I am most proud was the codification, the writing into U.S. law, of the U.S. embargo on the Castro dictatorship.

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Frans de Waal
Dutch Scientist
Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

Quote examples
Jerry Saltz
American Critic
The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.

Quote examples
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
American Politician
One of the achievements of which I am most proud was the codification, the writing into U.S. law, of the U.S. embargo on the Castro dictatorship.

Quote examples
Frans de Waal
Dutch Scientist
Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

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