Civil law and Roman law

Civil law noun - The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law.

Roman law and civil law are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roman law" instead a noun phrase "Civil law".

Roman law noun - The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law.

Civil law and Roman law are semantically related. You can use "Civil law" instead a noun phrase "Roman law".