Code Napoléon

[kawd na-paw-ley-awn]

noun

1. the civil code of France, enacted in 1804 and officially designated in 1807.

Code Napoléon

/ kɔd napɔleɔ̃ /

noun

1. English name: Napoleonic Code. the civil code of France, promulgated between 1804 and 1810, comprising the main body of French civil law