AMALPHITAN CODE
\ɐmˈalfɪtən kˈə͡ʊd], \ɐmˈalfɪtən kˈəʊd], \ɐ_m_ˈa_l_f_ɪ_t_ə_n k_ˈəʊ_d]\
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A collection of sea-laws, compiled about the end of the eleventh century, by the people of Amalphl. It consists of the laws on maritime subjects, which were or had been in force in countries bordering on the Mediterranean; and was for a long time received as authority in those countries. Azuni; Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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The name given to a collection of sea-laws, complied about the end of the eleventh century, by the people of Amalphi. It consists of the laws on maritime subjects which were, or had been, in force in counries bordering on the Mediterranean; and, on account of its being collected into one regular system, it was for a long time received as authority in those countries. 1 Azun. Mar. Law, 376.
By John Bouvier
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