Legal code facts for kids

First page of the 1804 original edition of the Napoleonic code
A legal code is a written system of laws. To codify the law is to write it down in a systematic manner.
Legal codes are typically written by legislatures.
See also
In Spanish: Código (derecho) para niños
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