Definition of code

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Code (n.) A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest..

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Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
Manucode :: Manucode (n.) Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise..
Mycoderma :: Mycoderma (n.) A genus of microorganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother..
Canon :: Canon (n.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority..
Penal :: Penal (a.) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code..
Fuero :: Fuero (n.) A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
Malacoderm :: Malacoderm (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies..
Sarcodic :: Sarcodic (a.) Of or pertaining to sarcode.
Codetta :: Codetta (n.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda..
Codist :: Codist (n.) A codifier; a maker of codes.
Codices :: Codices (pl. ) of Code.
Ostracodermi :: Ostracodermi (n. pl.) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.
Placodermi :: Placodermi (n. pl.) An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust. under Pterichthys, and Coccosteus..
Codical :: Codical (a.) Relating to a codex, or a code..
Slugworm :: Slugworm (n.) Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies..
Codex :: Codex (n.) A collection or digest of laws; a code.
Placodermal :: Placodermal (a.) Of or pertaining to the placoderms; like the placoderms.
Ritual :: Ritual (n.) Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons..
Cacodemon :: Cacodemon (n.) An evil spirit; a devil or demon.
Sarcode :: Sarcode (n.) A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
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