CODIFICATION

CODIFICATION codification (kod-[schwa]-fi-kay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The process of compiling, arranging, and systema-tizing the laws of a given jurisdiction, or of a discrete branch of the law, into an ordered code. 2. The code that results from this process. [Cases: Statutes 144¨C148, 231. C.J.S. Statutes ¡ì¡ì 266¨C275, 374¨C375.] ¡ª codify (kod-[schwa]-fI), vb. ¡ª codifier (kod-[schwa]-fI-[schwa]r), n. […]