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verb
- 1. arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code: "the statutes have codified certain branches of common law"
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CODIFY definition: 1. to arrange something, such as laws or rules, into a system 2. to arrange something, such as laws…. Learn more.
A code is a collection of laws arranged in an orderly way; famous examples include the Code of Hammurabi, from about 1760 B.C. in ancient Babylon, and the Napoleonic Code, produced at Napoleon's orders in 1804. Laws that have been included in a code have been codified.
CODIFY meaning: 1. to arrange something, such as laws or rules, into a system 2. to arrange something, such as laws…. Learn more.
To codify is to arrange information in a logical order that others can follow. Legislators may try to codify, or gather and organize, all laws related to a particular issue.
Codify definition: to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code.. See examples of CODIFY used in a sentence.
If you codify a set of rules, you define them or present them in a clear and ordered way. The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision. [ VERB noun ]
Define codify. codify synonyms, codify pronunciation, codify translation, English dictionary definition of codify. tr.v. cod·i·fied , cod·i·fy·ing , cod·i·fies 1. To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing: "Arguments for the existence of God have been...