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civil-law

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "civil-law" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

9 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “civil-law” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

civil-law

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

civil-law is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, civil-law is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcivil-law

1noun

The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

civical civically civicism civicisms civics civie civies civil

civil-law(current)

After

civil-rights civile civiler civilest civilian civilian's civilianization civilianize

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