Civil law
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Civil law may refer to:
- Civil law (legal system), a system of law based on the Corpus Juris Civilis prevalent in continental Europe, Central and South America, Quebec and Louisiana. In this sense the term is opposed to common law.
- A civil code, a systematic compilation of laws in core areas of private law (typically in a civil law system).
- Civil law (common law), the area of law in a common law system governing relations between private individuals. In this sense the term is opposed to criminal law and other areas of public law.
- Laws imposed by the state. In this sense it is opposed to natural law.
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