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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=law">law</a>, <b>codification</b> is the process of collecting and restating the law of a <a href="page.php?w=jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a> in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a <a href="page.php?w=legal_code">legal code</a>, i.e. a <a href="page.php?w=codex">codex</a> (<a href="page.php?w=book">book</a>) of law.</p>

<p>Codification is one of the <a href="page.php?w=Civil_law_%28legal_system%29">defining features for most civil law</a> jurisdictions. In <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> systems,</p><p>
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