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单词 codify
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Definition of codify in English:

codify

verbcodified, codifying, codifies ˈkəʊdɪfʌɪ
[with object]
  • 1Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

    the statutes have codified certain branches of common law
    in the United Kingdom there is no codified constitution
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He even wanted to codify the common law, overstating, like all good reformers, the possible objectives of reform.
    • In fact, proper legislation simply codified laws that were pre-existent.
    • These provisions fully support the view that certain articles of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea codify customary law.
    • The Old Testament contains codified moral laws, such as those we find summarised in the Ten Commandments.
    • When I speak of just war criteria, I mean a specific and codified set of rules of conduct by which particular wars may be evaluated.
    • A promise to codify all criminal law into a single act is also being looked at by an expert group which has not yet reported back.
    • In codifying the grammatical rules of Sanskrit as he did, Panini was instrumental in closing the language.
    • A material witness statute was enacted in 1984 in a bipartisanship effort to codify common law in this area.
    • Even if English law were codified, it seems likely that courts would retain some power to develop defences to liability by creating new rules and extending old ones.
    • When the statute became the first codified copyright law almost 300 years ago authors wanted to make sure their books were not sold under another person's name.
    • This prompted a publisher to ask her to codify the rules for publication.
    • The point is that when we codify the common law we seek to bring consistency.
    • Did this drift so impress his youthful sensibility that he codified it as a rule of grammar?
    • Unfortunately, due to its evolving nature, these rules aren't codified in one place, nor are they even agreed upon.
    • Gratian's great contribution was to codify canon law in 1141 by making it more systematic and logical.
    • A new approach might try to impose some order, codifying the rules by which Britain is governed.
    • American attorneys brought the code to the attention of Albanian lawyers to help Albania codify their new legislation after the collapse of communism.
    • This submission codifies case law and makes explicit the treatment of capital gains derived by a business.
    • Social and business rules can be codified and instantiated within technology.
    • Aristotle considered all aspects of legal discourse, attempting to codify the rules for making a persuasive legal argument.
    Synonyms
    systematize, systemize, organize, arrange, order, marshal, set out, chart, structure, tabulate, catalogue, list, sort, dispose, index, classify, class, categorize, compile, group, range, file, log, grade, rate, assort
    1. 1.1 Arrange according to a plan or system.
      this would codify existing intergovernmental cooperation on drugs
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The French-German partnership has provided the leadership necessary for codifying already existing practices and providing visions for the future.
      • The city's Board of Supervisors earlier this year codified existing practice by banning filters on public computers used by adults and teens.
      • Yet the UN Charter sought to instil some order into world affairs in the aftermath of the Second World War, by codifying international political principles.
      • The workload component does little more than codify existing practices in most schools and will simply perpetuate current conditions.
      • The need to codify nearly all possible behavior into a charter looks a lot like micro-management at the political level.
      • He codified a layered system of mosque types, reflecting hierarchies of social status and territorial rank, shaped by notions of identity, memory and decorum.
      • To ensure visibility, we must codify these requirements in existing operation plans.
      • The authors wish to codify and clarify where privacy and free speech rights begin and end.
      • They created a platform-based organization and codified a cycle plan for four new platforms and five new power trains.
      • This group met regularly with the brief to codify existing court and character dances.
      • Then, having identified the distinguishing features, the book proceeded to codify them into rules for achieving literary elegance.
      • Norms may also codify the procedures for international transactions.
      • Now Republican leaders in the Senate plan to codify these ties.
      • It is an ancient and codified system of training your mind, a set of exercises dedicated to the purpose of becoming more and more aware of your own life experience.
      • In this era of authors, we see the American language and value system codified in literature.
      • How can the genetic codes which stimulate and codify the make-up of every cell of a living organism be bought and sold?
      • This style is clearly part of a baroque aesthetic of the table which corresponds to a highly codified system of manners, in which protocol and precedence reigned supreme.
      • Increased rationalization of the stock system thus leads to more codified systems of casting and increased typecasting.
      • A government sponsored, codified system of traditional medicine draws on elements of Chinese and Indian medicine.
      • It is an attempt to codify international relations in the post-Cold War era, institutionalising the political effects of globalisation.

Derivatives

  • codifier

  • noun ˈkəʊdɪfʌɪə
    • He is an Italian dancer, choreographer, teacher, and codifier of ballet technique.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The codifier of yoga said, ‘This is a steady, comfortable pose.’
      • The ancient codifiers of Hindu medicine carefully considered and documented the ethics of their profession and its various medical procedures.
      • In contrast, George finds great kinship in the pristine and untainted teachings of the Hebrew codifier, Moses.
      • Maybe understanding the undeniable role of markets as collector, codifier, and disseminator of diffuse information has helped to create the social order to improve the quality of life.
 
 

Definition of codify in US English:

codify

verb
[with object]
  • 1Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He even wanted to codify the common law, overstating, like all good reformers, the possible objectives of reform.
    • Even if English law were codified, it seems likely that courts would retain some power to develop defences to liability by creating new rules and extending old ones.
    • The point is that when we codify the common law we seek to bring consistency.
    • A material witness statute was enacted in 1984 in a bipartisanship effort to codify common law in this area.
    • In codifying the grammatical rules of Sanskrit as he did, Panini was instrumental in closing the language.
    • This prompted a publisher to ask her to codify the rules for publication.
    • The Old Testament contains codified moral laws, such as those we find summarised in the Ten Commandments.
    • These provisions fully support the view that certain articles of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea codify customary law.
    • In fact, proper legislation simply codified laws that were pre-existent.
    • Gratian's great contribution was to codify canon law in 1141 by making it more systematic and logical.
    • Did this drift so impress his youthful sensibility that he codified it as a rule of grammar?
    • American attorneys brought the code to the attention of Albanian lawyers to help Albania codify their new legislation after the collapse of communism.
    • When I speak of just war criteria, I mean a specific and codified set of rules of conduct by which particular wars may be evaluated.
    • A new approach might try to impose some order, codifying the rules by which Britain is governed.
    • This submission codifies case law and makes explicit the treatment of capital gains derived by a business.
    • Aristotle considered all aspects of legal discourse, attempting to codify the rules for making a persuasive legal argument.
    • When the statute became the first codified copyright law almost 300 years ago authors wanted to make sure their books were not sold under another person's name.
    • A promise to codify all criminal law into a single act is also being looked at by an expert group which has not yet reported back.
    • Unfortunately, due to its evolving nature, these rules aren't codified in one place, nor are they even agreed upon.
    • Social and business rules can be codified and instantiated within technology.
    Synonyms
    systematize, systemize, organize, arrange, order, marshal, set out, chart, structure, tabulate, catalogue, list, sort, dispose, index, classify, class, categorize, compile, group, range, file, log, grade, rate, assort
    1. 1.1 Arrange according to a plan or system.
      Verdi helped codify an international operatic culture
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The authors wish to codify and clarify where privacy and free speech rights begin and end.
      • This group met regularly with the brief to codify existing court and character dances.
      • It is an ancient and codified system of training your mind, a set of exercises dedicated to the purpose of becoming more and more aware of your own life experience.
      • Norms may also codify the procedures for international transactions.
      • Yet the UN Charter sought to instil some order into world affairs in the aftermath of the Second World War, by codifying international political principles.
      • To ensure visibility, we must codify these requirements in existing operation plans.
      • The need to codify nearly all possible behavior into a charter looks a lot like micro-management at the political level.
      • Now Republican leaders in the Senate plan to codify these ties.
      • Increased rationalization of the stock system thus leads to more codified systems of casting and increased typecasting.
      • A government sponsored, codified system of traditional medicine draws on elements of Chinese and Indian medicine.
      • The workload component does little more than codify existing practices in most schools and will simply perpetuate current conditions.
      • The French-German partnership has provided the leadership necessary for codifying already existing practices and providing visions for the future.
      • He codified a layered system of mosque types, reflecting hierarchies of social status and territorial rank, shaped by notions of identity, memory and decorum.
      • It is an attempt to codify international relations in the post-Cold War era, institutionalising the political effects of globalisation.
      • How can the genetic codes which stimulate and codify the make-up of every cell of a living organism be bought and sold?
      • Then, having identified the distinguishing features, the book proceeded to codify them into rules for achieving literary elegance.
      • The city's Board of Supervisors earlier this year codified existing practice by banning filters on public computers used by adults and teens.
      • In this era of authors, we see the American language and value system codified in literature.
      • This style is clearly part of a baroque aesthetic of the table which corresponds to a highly codified system of manners, in which protocol and precedence reigned supreme.
      • They created a platform-based organization and codified a cycle plan for four new platforms and five new power trains.
 
 
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