the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
2. law
the collection into one body of the principles of a system of law
codification in American English
(ˌkɑdəfɪˈkeiʃən, ˌkoudə-)
noun
1.
the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code
2. Law
a.
the act, process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code
b.
the reducing of unwritten customs or case law to statutory form
Word origin
[1810–20; code + -i- + -fication]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, knockout, realism, technique, triangulation-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -fication is a combining form of nouns of action or state corresponding to verbs ending in-fy. Other words that use the affix -fication include: deification, pacification
Examples of 'codification' in a sentence
codification
The codification problem is compounded by short cuts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Nor are they simply the codification of already existing prejudice.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Out went the old law and any piecemeal codification of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The codification of pirate conduct seems to have been an important aspect of their organization.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Anyway, this week is the opening round, and contains questions on whizzy topics such as international numberplate codification.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
One reason ethics defies final codification is that what we ought to do changes according to circumstances.