UNITED STATES CODE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives

Synonyms:

U. S. Code; United States Code

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("United States Code" is a kind of...):

legal code (a code of laws adopted by a state or nation)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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