Code Napoleon
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It grins, with shame be it written, at an Imperial Diet modelled on the German plan and a Code Napoléon à la Japonaise.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Kipling, Rudyard
No, there was only one example of the perfect style, and that was the Code Napoléon; for there alone everything was subordinated to the exact and complete expression of what was to be said.
From Books and Characters French and English by Strachey, Giles Lytton
The discontent was so widespread indeed that some concessions had to be made, such as the retention of the Code Napoléon.
From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort
In particular was the Code Napoléon copied in the Netherlands, the Italian States, and the States of southern and western Germany.
From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
The Loi le Chappelier forbade unions of workers and of masters, and the Code Napoléon imposed a penalty of imprisonment on those engaging in unlawful combinations.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
