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codified

codified

6.7
Laws or rules that the government writes down
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒdɪfaɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : codificado
  • The nation's laws were codified for clarity and consistency in the justice system.

Well, because the art world is not just a system of, of highly codified rules.

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Examples

  • Well, because the art world is not just a system of, of highly codified rules.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • I'm not saying they're unnecessary, but they form in some ways their own codified set of, of rituals.

  • And clearly that's an extreme example written into a more about a codified soulmate universe.

  • The organization insists that all procedures need to be codified to ensure compliance with regulations.

  • After much debate, the committee decided to have the new guidelines codified in the official manual.

Synonyms

statutory
vscodified
  • Formal
68 6.8

Made or required by law

is enacted and organized specifically as written statutes within a legal code
formalized
vscodified
  • US
4.7

Official after people follow the required steps, for example by signing a contract

is created and written down specifically by a legislative authority as statutes

How Codified

constitutional
  • Formal
538 5.0
statutory
  • Formal
68 6.8
codified
  • Formal
6.7
informal
98 3.1
uncodified
  • Specialized
7.1

Surface Forms

codified positive

Morphology

codified = codify (transparent) = code + ify + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'codify' (which itself is transparently 'code' + '-ify').

Etymology

The word codified comes from the Latin word codex, which meant 'book'. A code is a set of written rules like a book, so to codify something is to write it down as an official rule or law.