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  • n  the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
  • n  the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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  • Civil Lawsuit Filed against Boy Scouts by Sexual Abuse Victim
    San Diego, CA (MMD Newswire) June 12, 2013 -- The Zalkin Law Firm filed a four count civil lawsuit today in California Superior Court on behalf of a military doctor who, as a teenage Boy Scout in Southern California, suffered multiple acts of sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster with known proclivities towards child molestation.
    June 19, 2013 - Highland Community News

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