Civil law

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Civil law may refer to:

Civil law (common law), the area of law in common law countries governing relations between private individuals; it includes the private law in common law systems, as well as non-criminal statutes regulating actions of individuals and corporations in a society. In this usage the term divides the relevant area of law from criminal law and other areas of public law. A civil code is a systematic compilation of civil law in core areas of private law in common law countries.
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.
Laws imposed by the state. In this sense it is opposed to natural law.

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