codified

[ kod-uh-fahyd, koh-duh- ]

adjective

1. (of rules, laws, etc.) compiled into an orderly, formal code:

   The Cherokee Nation became a republic in 1827, with a chief, a bicameral council, a constitution, and a codified body of laws.

2. arranged in a digest or systematic collection:

   The officer corps developed a codified body of expert military knowledge and cultivated a unique military culture.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of codify ( def ).

Other Words From

• non·cod·i·fied adjective
• un·cod·i·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of codified¹

codify ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That includes law relating to health facilities in war, as codified in the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions as well as in “state practice” and the military manuals of most states.

From Salon

Instead of protection provided by the chief executive, echoing outdated assumptions about women’s helplessness, what American women need are protections for their basic human rights codified into law.

From Salon

That is just one of the solutions that could be codified into the 2024 farm bill, but it isn't likely to happen anytime soon.

From Salon

“One is that a lot of waste jurisdictions are at the state level so there’s only so much that can be codified at a national level.”

From Salon

This call letter business got codified in 1912, at a “radiotelegraph” conference in London not long after RMS Titanic sank, so the power of wireless communication was very much on delegates’ minds.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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