成文法

chéngwénfǎ

noun #90,937

Meanings

HSK 5

中国主要实行成文法。

Zhōngguó zhǔyào shíxíng chéngwénfǎ.

China mainly applies statute law.

HSK 7-9

英国重视判例法，而德国以成文法为主。

Yīngguó zhòngshì pànlìfǎ, ér Déguó yǐ chéngwénfǎ wéizhǔ.

Britain relies on case law, while Germany is based mainly on statute law.

usage

成文 means 'set down in writing'. The contrasts are 判例法 case law, built from court decisions, and 不成文法 unwritten law such as custom.

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