Roman law
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- noun
- Specialized
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derecho romano
- Scholars often study Roman law to understand the foundations of contemporary legal frameworks.
- rooted in Roman law
He didn't, you know, work to change Roman law, to outlaw abortion.
- He didn't, you know, work to change Roman law, to outlaw abortion.
- And I mean, you know, Roman law cases are interesting because they became linked to politics.
Examples
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Furthermore, Roman law functions as "a useful model of doctrinal purity" that some scholars believe modern society should follow.
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In Roman law, the Public Trust also reflected a similar public interest purpose.
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And I mean, you know, Roman law cases are interesting because they became linked to politics.
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An organized legal system developed under Roman law.
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Both the police power and Public Trust doctrine share a common foundation in Roman law.
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Laws crafted to protect the public interest are rooted in Roman law.
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The emperor Justinian then became one of the great codifiers of Roman law.
Academic text (1991) -
Under Roman law, he could do this thing, and Arthur would be barred by the church from interfering.
Fiction book (1991) -
Legislators, jurists, and policymakers have all gained inspiration from the teachings of Roman law.
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The emperor Justinian is known for his comprehensive reforms and codifications of Roman law.
Synonyms
A collection of Roman civil laws made under Emperor Justinian in the 500s that influenced many modern legal systems
A set of Roman laws about rights between people written down under Justinian
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the legal system of ancient Rome' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome) + 'law' (legal rules). This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., French 'droit romain', Spanish 'derecho romano') and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Roman law comes from the rules used in ancient Rome, where leaders and judges wrote laws into large books. These written rules were copied by many countries later, so Roman law now means that old set of rules that became the base for many modern 'civil law' systems.