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Webster 1913 Edition
Pandect
Pan′dect
,Noun.
[L.
pandecta
, pandectes
, Gr. [GREEK] all-receiving, all-containing; πᾶς
, πᾶν
, all + [GREEK] to receive: cf. F. pandectes
, pl.] 1.
A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science.
[Thou] a
pandect
mak’st, and universal book. Donne.
2.
pl.
The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made in the sixth century by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the leading compilation of the Roman civil law.
Kent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pandect
PAN'DECT
,Noun.
1.
A treatise which contains the whole of any science.2.
Pandects, in the plural,the digest or collection of civil or Roman law, made by order of the emperor Justinian, and containing 534 decisions or judgments of lawyers, to which the emperor gave the force and authority of law. This compilation consists of fifty books, forming the first part of the civil law.Definition 2024
pandect
pandect
English
Noun
pandect (plural pandects)
- A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic.
- A comprehensive collection of codes or laws.
Synonyms
- (A comprehensive collection of codes or laws): digest
Coordinate terms
- (A comprehensive collection of codes or laws): compendium