codification

American  

[kod-uh-fi-key-shuhn, koh-duh-] / ˌkɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌkoʊ də- /

noun

1. the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.

2. Law.

   1. the act, process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code.

   2. the reducing of unwritten customs or case law to statutory form.

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codification British  

/ ˌkɒ-, ˌkəʊdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. systematic organization of methods, rules, etc

2. law the collection into one body of the principles of a system of law

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• recodification
  noun

Etymology

Origin of codification

First recorded in 1810–20; code + -i- + -fication

Related Words

• approach
• argument
• assumption
• code
• concept
• doctrine
• idea
• ideology
• method
• philosophy
• plan
• position
• premise
• proposal
• provision
• rationale
• scheme
• speculation
• suspicion
• system