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Definition:
a body of rules that defines and protects the private
rights of citizens
Function:
offers legal remedies that may be sought in a
dispute, and covers areas of law such as contracts,
torts, property and family law.
Origin:
It is derived from the laws of ancient Rome which
used doctrines to develop a code that determined
how legal issues would be decided.
Definition and Origin of Civil Law
• Definition
• noun
– the body of laws that govern ordinary private matters,
separate from laws presiding over criminal, military, or
political matters.
– the body of law that governs private or civil rights,
providing redress for wrongs by compensating the person
or entity that has been wronged rather than punishing the
wrongdoer.
• Origin
Late circa 1400 Late Middle English jus civile
What is Civil Law?