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COMPLAINT

Categories: Constitutional

Definition (1910 Edition)

alphabetical arrangement or some other plan of classification. Such a collection of statutes differs from a code in this, that none of the laws so compiled derives any new force or undergoes any modification in its relation to other statutes 1 pars materia from the fact of. the compilation, while a code is a re-enactment of the whole body of the positive law and is to be read and interpreted as one entire and homoeneous whole. Railway Co. v. State, 104 Ga.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.