Justinian code

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The panel created a single, uniform code known as the Justinian Code.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The Justinian Code decided legal questions that regulated whole areas of Byzantine life.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Of his many great projects, only two fully succeeded: the Justinian Code and the building of the magnificent Church of St. Sophia.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Justinian Code of the Byzantine Empire, for example, denied church sanctuary primarily to criminals convicted of high treason or sacrilege.

From Time Magazine Archive

I could, did time permit, furnish the laws of Manu, the Justinian Code, and the Civil Code of Napoleon in parallel columns, in a way to show their common origin beyond a doubt.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.