roman law

1. 1.

   the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

   SynonymsJustinian codecivil lawjus civile

   Broaderlegal code

Questions about roman law

What does roman law mean?

roman law means "the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law".

What is another word for roman law?

Close synonyms include Justinian code, civil law, jus civile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is roman law a common word?

roman law is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.