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

Currently, the French civil code defines the duties of marriage as "respect, fidelity, support and assistance," and it says that couples commit themselves to a "community of living".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The Fresno County Superior Court ruled deputies violated the Bane Act, a civil code meant to protect against threats, intimidation, an inference of threat or coercion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Her state’s civil code, she noted, does not allow companies to sign contracts with minors without parental consent.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

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