Concept information
Preferred term
codification of laws
Definition
- Codification is the general process of collecting, arranging, and revising the laws of a nation or other specified jurisdiction into a systematically ordered legal code. A codification of laws attempts to be comprehensive, covering the entirety of a field of law. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Codification of Laws]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/codification_of_laws
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