pandect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Ancient Rome|law|historical}} ''Usually in the plural form'' '''Pandects''': a [[compendium]] or [[digest#Noun|digest]] of [[writing#Noun|writings]] on [[Roman#Adjective|Roman]] [[law]] [[divide#Verb|divided]] in 50 [[book#Noun|books]], [[compile]]d in the 6th [[century]] {{C.E.}} by [[order#Noun|order]] of the [[w:List of Byzantine emperors|Eastern Roman]] [[emperor]] {{w|Justinian I}} ({{circa2|482|short=yes}}–565).
2. {{lb|en|by extension|rare}} ''Also in the plural form'' '''{{l|en|pandects}}''': a [[comprehensive]] [[collection]] of laws; specifically, the [[whole#Adjective|whole]] [[body]] of law of a [[country]]; a [[legal code]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension|also|figuratively}} A [[treatise]] or similar [[work#Noun|work]] that is [[comprehensive#Adjective|comprehensive]] as to a particular [[topic]]; specifically {{lb|en|Christianity}} a [[manuscript#Adjective|manuscript]] of the entire [[Bible]].

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