CODIFICATION Definition & Meaning

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codification

[ kod-uh-fi-key-shuhn, koh-duh- ]

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noun

the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.
Law.
1. the act, process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code.
2. the reducing of unwritten customs or case law to statutory form.

codification

/ ˌkɒ-; ˌkəʊdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
law the collection into one body of the principles of a system of law

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of codification¹

First recorded in 1810–20; code + -i- + -fication

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With pilot beaver relocations and the codification of the restoration project, California is pushing back against that history and the Supreme Court’s dangerous shortsightedness.

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“It’s wild to me to see these D.C. staffer bros in bow ties making decisions,” she said, calling for national codification of abortion rights to nullify the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

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The codification of the right to an abortion was meant to preempt any further attempts at restrictions from the Supreme Court.

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“We are issuing this code, which largely represents a codification of principles that we have long regarded as governing our conduct,” the justices said in a statement.

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"To dispel this misunderstanding, we are issuing this code, which largely represents a codification of principles that we have long regarded as governing our conduct," the statement said.

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