Justinian Code

American  

noun

1. the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.

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Justinian Code British  

noun

1. a compilation of Roman imperial law made by order of Justinian I, forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis

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Example Sentences

At this Italian city, in the middle of the twelfth century, a celebrated teacher named Irnerius gathered about him thousands of pupils for the study of the Justinian code.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

These excepted, the Justinian code, with some necessary modifications, prevailed.

From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell

There is something truly Oriental in all this, and very little in accordance with the principles of the Justinian code: the promise of Belisarius is considered of more value than the laws of the empire.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various

The Brehon code, the Justinian code, the Draconian code, were compilations of existing laws; and the same may be said of the common or customary law of England, of France, and of Germany.

From Landholding in England by Fisher, Joseph, the younger, of Youghal

The legal system is said to be based on the Justinian code.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg