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Civil Law Definition

Civil Law Definition

Branch of Law that treats the personal and family relations of a person, his property and successional rights, and the effects of obligation and contracts. "Civil" is derived from the Latin "civiles", a citizen. Originally, the word pertained to a member of "civitas" or a free political community (Black's Law Dictionary)


Civil Law Definition

Civil Law Definition

Branch of Law that treats the personal and family relations of a person, his property and successional rights, and the effects of obligation and contracts. "Civil" is derived from the Latin "civiles", a citizen. Originally, the word pertained to a member of "civitas" or a free political community (Black's Law Dictionary)


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