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This dimension names the person or body credited with authoring a legal code. Wikipedia notes that codification is "the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code," work that is normally carried out under one named legislature or commission. Browsing this way collects every code produced by the same author.

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A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations. 1
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1. Civil code (Wikipedia)
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A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations.
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