codified

ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪd

Definition

Definition of codified - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

officialofficially enacted by a governing body

The codified law was passed last year.

formalized

standardized

organizationorganized in a systematic arrangement

The codified rules were easy to follow.

arranged

organized

systematized

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Origin of codified

Latin, codex (book)

Terms with codified included in their meaning

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canon law

religion

the body of codified laws for a Christian church

Justinian code

legal

the legal code of ancient Rome codified under Justinian

Examples of codified in a sentence

Codified guidelines ensure consistency across departments.
The codified procedures ensured consistency across departments.
Their codified guidelines helped streamline the workflow.

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French:codifié, systématisé, ...
German:kodifiziert, systematisiert, ...
Italian:codificato, organizzato, ...
Spanish:codificada, codificado, ...
Portuguese:codificado, sistematizado, ...
Chinese:成文的, 系统化的, ...
Japanese:制定された, 体系化された, ...
Arabic:مُقَنَّن, م قَ نَّ ن, ...
Hebrew:מְעוּגָּן בַּחֹוק, מְקֻדָּד, ...
Russian:кодифицированный, систематизированный, ...
Ukrainian:кодексований, кодифікований, ...
Hindi:अधिनियमित, व्यवस्थित, ...
Bengali:সংবিধিবদ্ধ, বিন্যস্ত, ...
Catalan:codificat, sistematitzat, ...
Czech:kodifikovaný, systematizovaný, ...
Danish:kodificeret, systematiseret, ...
Dutch:gecodificeerd, gesystematiseerd, ...
Greek:θεσπισμένος, συστηματοποιημένος, ...
Hungarian:kodifikált, rendszerezett, ...
Khmer:បានចងក្រងជាក្រម, ដែលបានរៀបចំជាប្រព័ន្ធ, ...
Korean:공식화된, 체계화된, ...
Persian:مصوب, مدون, ...
Polish:skodyfikowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):codificado, sistematizado, ...
Romanian:oficial, sistematizat, ...
Swedish:kodifierad, ...
Thai:ที่ถูกบัญญัติเป็นกฎหมาย, เป็นระบบ, ...
Turkish:kodlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:được ban hành, được hệ thống hóa, ...

codify

ˈkoʊdɪfaɪ

codifies

Definition of codify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

organizationorganize information into a clear and ordered system

The librarian codified the books by genre.

organize

systematize

legalarrange laws or rules into a systematic code

The government decided to codify the new regulations.

organize

systematize

governmentenact rules as official laws

The council codified the new traffic laws.

formalize

legislate

systematize

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Origin of codify

Latin, codex (book) + -ify (to make)

Examples of codify in a sentence

Efforts to codify the rules were successful.
They worked to codify the local statutes.
Efforts to codify the guidelines were underway.
Parliament voted to codify the safety standards.
The state codified protections for tenants.

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French:codifier, systématiser, ...
German:kodifizieren, gesetzlich festschreiben, ...
Italian:codificare, legiferare, ...
Spanish:codificar, organizar, ...
Portuguese:codificar, consagrar, ...
Chinese:整理, 汇编, ...
Japanese:整理する, 成文化する, ...
Arabic:قَنَّنَ, سَنَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַטְלֵג, לְקַבֵּץ לְקוֹדֶקְס, ...
Russian:систематизировать, кодифицировать, ...
Ukrainian:систематизувати, узаконювати, ...
Hindi:क्रमबद्ध करना, संहिताबद्ध करना, ...
Bengali:সুশৃঙ্খলভাবে বিন্যস্ত করা, সংহত করা, ...
Catalan:sistematitzar, codificar, ...
Czech:kodifikovat, systematizovat, ...
Danish:systematisere, kodificere, ...
Dutch:codificeren, vastleggen, ...
Greek:κωδικοποιώ, θεσπίζω, ...
Hungarian:rendszerezni, kódexbe foglalni, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំជាប្រព័ន្ធ, ចងក្រងជាក្រម, ...
Korean:분류하다, 법전으로 정리하다, ...
Persian:دسته‌بندی کردن, مدون کردن, ...
Polish:systematyzować, skodyfikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):codificar, instituir, ...
Romanian:a codifica, a legifera, ...
Swedish:kodifiera, lagfästa, ...
Thai:จัดระบบ, ประมวล, ...
Turkish:sistemleştirmek, yasalaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống hóa, pháp điển hóa, ...

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