Roman law
Definition
Legal code instituted by the Roman emperor, Justinian-1 (483-565), it forms the basis of modern civil law practiced in the countries of continental Europe, their former colonies, Latin America, Scotland, Isle of Man, and the state of Louisiana in the US federation.
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Roman law is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
Roman law appears in the definitions of the following terms: civil law and Napoleonic law
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