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Amalphitan code

Amalphitan code, a collection of sea-laws, complied about the end of the eleventh century by the people of Amalphi. It consists of the laws of maritime subjects which were or had been in force in countries bordering on the Mediterranean, and was for a long time received as authority in those countries....

Code

Code, a collection or system of laws. The collection of laws and constitutions made by order of the Emperor Justinian is distinguished by the appellation of 'The Code' by way of eminence. See CIVIL LAW.The Code Napoleon, or Civil Code of France, pro-ceeding from the French Revolution, and the administration of Napoleon while First Consul, effected great changes in the laws of that country. Framed in the first instance by a commission of jurists appointed in 1800, this Code, after having passed both the tribunate and the legislative body, was promulgated in 1804 as the 'Code Civil des Francais.' When Napoleon became emperor, the name was changed to that of Code Napoleon, by which it is still often designated, though it is now styled by its original name of Code Civil. A Code de Procedure Civile, a Code de Commerce, Code d'Instruction Criminelle, and Code Penal were afterwards compiled and promulgated under Bonaparte's administration. To these was sub-sequently added a Code Forestier, or...

code

code [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1 : a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a : one that contains the law of a specific jurisdiction or topic promulgated by legislative authority [U.S. Code] [Code of Massachusetts Regulations] [building ] see also Important Laws in the back matter compare case law, digest, statute b : one that serves as a model for legislation but is not itself a law [Model Penal Code] 2 : a set of rules or regulations that is promulgated by a body (as a professional organization) and that regulates its industrial or professional practices [ABA Code of Professional Responsibility] ...

Morse code

a telegraphic code in which dots dashes and spaces represent letters numbers and other elements of text The original code was invented by Samuel B Morse The code now mostly used is the International Morse code also referred to simply as the Morse code...

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, the words 'notwithstandi-ng anything contained in the CrPC' found at the beginning of s. 5A(1) merely carve out a limited exemption from the provisions of the CrPC insofar as they limit the class of persons who are competent to investigate into offences mentioned in the section and to arrest without a warrant. It does not mean that the whole of the CrPC, including schedule II thereof, is made inapplicable, Union of India v. Maj. I.C. Lala, AIR 1973 SC 2204: (1973) 2 SCC 72: (1973) 3 SCR 818. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5A (1)]...

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Amalphitan Code - Law Dictionary Search Results

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