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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > socioeconomic, political, and religious issues > codification of laws
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > codification of laws

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codification of laws  

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  • Codification is the general process of collecting, arranging, and revising the laws of a nation or other specified jurisdiction into a systematically ordered legal code. A codification of laws attempts to be comprehensive, covering the entirety of a field of law. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Codification of Laws]

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