Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun roman_law

1 sense of roman law

Sense 1
Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile -- (the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law)
       => legal code -- (a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws")