civil code

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The civil code would also allow judges to base some rulings on vaguely defined "good morals" -- a provision Human Rights Watch warned would be "opening the door to arbitrary interpretation".

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"Our civil code is more than half a century old," she adds.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

California civil code dictates that landlords must disclose all repair and cleaning charges, as well as provide tenants with bills and invoices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Yoon, who takes office in May, hopes to do so by making a change to South Korean civil code by the end of next year.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

And he had books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck