codified

[ kod-uh-fahyd, koh-duh- ]

/ ˈkɒd əˌfaɪd, ˈkoʊ də- /

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adjective

(of rules, laws, etc.) compiled into an orderly, formal code: The Cherokee Nation became a republic in 1827, with a chief, a bicameral council, a constitution, and a codified body of laws.

arranged in a digest or systematic collection: The officer corps developed a codified body of expert military knowledge and cultivated a unique military culture.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of codify.

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Origin of codified

codify + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM codified

non·cod·i·fied, adjectiveun·cod·i·fied, adjective

Words nearby codified

codices, codicil, codicillary, codicology, codification, codified, codify, coding, codirect, codiscoverer, codline

How to use codified in a sentence

Industry experts said its passage, with the support of a clear majority in a deep blue state, had the potential to kick off similar efforts in labor friendly locations to codify the gig economy’s independent contractor model in law.
California voters sided with Uber, denying drivers benefits by classifying them as contractors|Faiz Siddiqui, Nitasha Tiku|November 4, 2020|Washington Post
The drivers included some affiliated with labor organizing and the campaign against the measure, Proposition 22, which would codify drivers’ status as independent contractors in the state.
Court rejects Uber drivers’ bid to bar app from pushing political message on employment status|Faiz Siddiqui, Reed Albergotti|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
Indeed, within weeks, the EPA introduced a new regulation to codify the practice.
The EPA Refuses to Reduce Pollutants Linked to Coronavirus Deaths|by Lisa Song and Lylla Younes|October 21, 2020|ProPublica
That the rules were somehow codified in the rule of law and in our Constitution.
America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 3, 2020|Freakonomics

A Facebook group called Essential Family Caregivers wants to codify national access.
No Visitors Leading to Despair and Isolation in Senior Care Homes|Jared Whitlock|July 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
On his watch, Obamacare became the law of the land, with government-driven health insurance a codified right.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again|Lloyd Green|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The juror is said to have invoked common sense in the face of the statutes as codified by the State of Illinois.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Affleck, as if on cue, challenged Harris: “Are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of Islam?”
Bill Maher 1, Ben Affleck 0|Michael Tomasky|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He hardly spares any codified religion from his angry denunciations, including Orthodoxy.
Frank Schaeffer, the Atheist Who Believes in God|Nick Tabor|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oberlin College codified the trigger warning into its teacher guide, telling professors to “avoid” triggers in their classrooms.
Warning: This Column Will Offend You|Michael Moynihan|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have all been worked over, codified, filled with theological and symbolistic content by priests and poets.
Literature in the Elementary School|Porter Lander MacClintock
They profess to date substantially from Howel dda, who codified the local customs about the middle of the tenth century.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
They were relations that were readily codified and made invariable, since they had no essential practical content or function.
The Psychology of Nations|G.E. Partridge
There is no civilised State in existence whose Municipal Law is not to a greater or lesser extent codified.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
Writers had classified feminine beauty and codified the different situations which might arise in the course of a romance.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry|W. G. Archer