criminal code

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Noun

criminal code (plural criminal codes)

1. (legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

Synonyms

• penal code

Related terms

• civil code

Translations

• French: code pénal
• Russian: уголо́вный ко́декс
• Spanish: código penal

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