civil legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilandlegislation

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civil
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪv.əl/us
/ˈsɪv.əl/
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofcivilandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcivil legislation

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The present example of consultation and co-operation incivillegislationmay in time spread to criminal legislation.
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My understanding is that measures which give powers of disposal to children's hearings have always been included incivillegislationand not in criminal legislation.
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In fact—and this is a remarkable and extraordinary thought—it may actually reduce the amount ofcivillegislationand dispute.
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Therefore, we strongly support the indents calling for an improvement in cross-border coordination ofcivillegislation.
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It is also important that we depart from the sectoral approach tocivillegislationand seek a holistic approach.
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However, these involve challenges for nationalcivillegislationwhich we will have to overcome.
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Incivillegislation, there is clearly room for a fault to be penalised if it is merely a mistake.
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It needs to be backed bycivillegislationto make it quite uneconomic to pay suppliers late.
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The unit usescivillegislationto target properties, not people.
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The new system would provide mainly a unity and coherence to thecivillegislation, and thus it would help it to be known and applied.
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An applicant for pension has the right to expect from the advocate, without charge, the same service as an applicant would demand of his solicitor incivillegislation.
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