codified

American  

[kod-uh-fahyd, koh-duh-] / ˈkɒd əˌfaɪd, ˈkoʊ də- /

adjective

1. (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.

2. arranged in a digest or systematic collection.

   The officer corps developed a codified body of expert military knowledge and cultivated a unique military culture.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of codify.

Other Word Forms

• noncodified adjective
• uncodified adjective

Etymology

Origin of codified

codify ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Discounts are not codified into law and are subject to change or discontinuation.

From Barron's

But traditional builders and single-family rental landlords are still grappling with how new restrictions, which need to be codified by Congress, could kneecap their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

What it says about America: Wartime nostalgia and postwar domesticity codified the modern American holiday season.

From The Wall Street Journal

That reliance on existing categories likely means Congress won’t need to pass a new law, but the gold card is going to have to be codified in new regulations eventually, he added.

From MarketWatch

It wasn’t until 1941, however, that the holiday’s date was codified in law, when Franklin Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress mandating its celebration on the fourth Thursday of November.

From The Wall Street Journal

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