codifier
- noun
- /ˈkɒdɪfaɪər/
- Formal
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codificador
- The emperor Justinian then became one of the great codifiers of Roman law.
Examples
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As a leading lawyer, she is considered a prominent codifier of the state’s legal principles.
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A skilled codifier can simplify extensive legal texts, making them easier to understand for the general public.
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The derecho de superficie has a long history of rejections by the codifiers of the civil laws of several countries.
Academic text (2016) -
Indeed, the great codifier himself judged in 1891 that "marriage among Christians is a sign of a sacred thing in Christ and in the church, and to it grace is joined, but it is not proved that the force of producing grace is placed in the matrimonial contract itself."
Academic text (1991) -
Over the objections of both parties before it, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in 1992 that the codifiers had determined correctly that Section 92 had been repealed in 1918.
Academic text (1993) -
Among the Fontes for Canon 1012, par. 2, the 1917 codifier, Gasparri, includes the Council of Trent's formal teaching: 'If anyone says that marriage is not one of the seven sacraments... let him be anathema.'
Academic text (1991) -
The codifier was praised for organizing the complex regulations into a clear and accessible format.
Synonyms
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A person who likes to arrange things in clear order and make plans
A person who puts ideas or things in a clear order
A person who arranges ideas or items into a clear order
A person or group that makes something official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Codifier comes from codex ('book') and codify ('to make into a code'), so a codifier was originally someone who put laws and rules into one book. That's why today a codifier means a person or thing that organizes laws or rules into a clear code.