CODIFIED

codified, statute

(adjective) enacted by a legislative body; “statute law”; “codified written laws”

CODIFY

codify

(verb) organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; “Hammurabi codified the laws”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

codified

simple past tense and past participle of codify

Source: Wiktionary


CODIFY

Co"di*fy ( or ; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Codified; p. pr. & vb. n. Codifying.] Etym: [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.]

Definition: To reduce to a code, as laws.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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