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View synonyms for Code Napoléon

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. the civil code of France, promulgated between 1804 and 1810, comprising the main body of French civil law English nameNapoleonic Code
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The "Code Napoleon" is now but the codex of execution, of sheriff's sales and of intensified taxation.

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