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code of law
A systematic and comprehensive collection of laws and legal regulations that apply to a specific area of law or to a state.
Im Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch (BGB) sind die wichtigsten Regeln des deutschen Privatrechts zusammengefasst.
The most important rules of German private law are summarized in the Civil Code (BGB).
The word is a clear compound made up of 'das Gesetz' (the law) and 'das Buch' (the book). So it is literally a book that contains laws. The '-es-' in the middle is a typical linking element.
Ein Gesetzbuch ist eine Sammlung aller wichtigen Gesetze eines Landes.
A code of law is a collection of all the important laws of a country.
In legal and everyday usage, abbreviations are often used for the most important codes of law. These include 'BGB' (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, Civil Code), 'StGB' (Strafgesetzbuch, Criminal Code), and 'HGB' (Handelsgesetzbuch, Commercial Code).
Das Strafgesetzbuch wird oft mit StGB abgekürzt.
The Criminal Code is often abbreviated as StGB.
To express that a rule is in a code of law or that you look something up in it, you use the preposition 'in' with the dative ('im Gesetzbuch', in the code of law). Movement or inclusion is expressed with 'in' and the accusative ('ins Gesetzbuch', into the code of law).
Der Richter schlug die genaue Regelung im Gesetzbuch nach.
The judge looked up the exact regulation in the code of law.
code / codex
A Kodex contains rules or principles governing behavior and can also include unwritten norms. A Gesetzbuch is a systematically organized collection of laws currently in force. Kodex is therefore suitable for professional rules of conduct, while Gesetzbuch is used for statutory regulations.
Das Gesetzbuch enthält die geltenden Vorschriften für den Umgang mit Patientendaten.
The code of law contains the regulations currently in force for handling patient data.
Der ärztliche Kodex enthält wichtige Grundsätze für den Umgang mit Patienten.
The medical code contains important principles for dealing with patients.
