BODY OF LAWS
\bˈɒdi ɒv lˈɔːz], \bˈɒdi ɒv lˈɔːz], \b_ˈɒ_d_i_ ɒ_v l_ˈɔː_z]\
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An organized and systematic collection of rules of jurisprudence; as, particularly, the body of the civil law, or corpus juris civilis.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.