codified
Americanadjective
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(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.
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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
Other Word Forms
- noncodified adjective
- uncodified adjective
Etymology
Origin of codified
Example Sentences
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The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
“There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made — a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements,” Murphy wrote.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
"There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made -- a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements," the judge wrote.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
That reliance on existing categories likely means Congress won’t need to pass a new law, but the gold card is going to have to be codified in new regulations eventually, he added.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025
He was the first to prove geometric theorems of the sort codified by Euclid three centuries later—for example, the proposition that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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