Code Napoléon

American  

[kawd na-paw-ley-awn] / kɔd na pɔ leɪˈɔ̃ /

noun

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

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Code Napoléon British  

/ 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

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Code Napoléon

In all the lands annexed to France or included within the radius of Napoleon's direct influence, the forms and rights of feudalism and serfdom were abolished, and the social equalities embodied Code Napoléon were guaranteed.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.

The law of France is, virtually, the Code Napoléon.

From The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert by Smith, Arthur Cosslett

Homosexual practices in private, between two consenting adult parties, whether men or women, are absolutely unpunished by the Code Napoléon and by French law of today.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion by Ellis, Havelock

Few Canadians knew anything about the new regime, or took any interest in the "Code Napoléon."

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

Code Napoléon: simplicity and advantages of, as compared with       English criminal law.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E