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Napoleon
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Code
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,
Continental system
of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree which Napoleon I issued from Berlin Nov 21 1806 declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade
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Napoleonic
Of or pertaining to Napoleon I or his family resembling or having the qualities of Napoleon I
Emperor
signification of the term. But in modern times the title 'Emperor' has been assumed by various monarchs. Thus Napoleon I. styled himself Emperor of the French, and the title was again taken by his nephew, Napoleon III.
C.N.
C.N. Code Napoleon see also the Important Laws section
Bonapartean
Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family
Grenadier
In modern times a member of a special regiment or corps as a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army etc
Abdication
Lords ultimately gave way: see Macaulay's Hist. of Eng., ch. X. Involuntary resignations are also termed abdications, as Napoleon's abdication at Fontainebleau. See 1 Edw. 8, c. 4. Is the act of renouncing or abandoning privileges or
American Law
the main, on the common law of England. The law of Louisiana, however, is derived from the Code Napoleon. Though the decisions of the Courts of the United States are often helpful in elucidating analogous questions, and
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