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Webster 1913 Edition
Code
Code
(kōd)
, Noun.
[F., fr. L.
codex
, caudex
, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1.
A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
☞ The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence, “The Code” .
Wharton.
2.
Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject;
as, the medical
. code
, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians A system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals has been referred to as the
naval code
. Webster 1828 Edition
Code
CODE
, n.1.
A collection of the laws and constitutions of the Roman emperors, made by order of Justinian, containing twelve books. The name is also given to other collections of Roman laws; as the Theodosian code. Hence in general,2.
Any collection or digest of laws.