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term:
Codify
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codify vt
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-fied
-fy·ing
: to reduce (laws) to a code
cod·i·fi·ca·tion [kÄ -də-fə-kā-shən, kō-]
n
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.