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codification 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
  2. code: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
  3. (codified) enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws"
  4. (codify) organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"
  5. In US accounting practices, codification is the current single source of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  6. In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.
  7. In linguistics, codification is the process of standardizing and developing a norm for a language.
  8. The process of precisely formulating a statement, as a code of laws
  9. (codify) To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code
  10. (Codified) Laws or regulations that are codified are general and permanent laws or regulations that are arranged in subject-matter order by title or other major subdivision and section (as opposed to session laws, which are generally presented in chronological order). ...
  11. (codify) Consulting gurus have really latched onto this one. It s simply one of those words that sounds important. Primarily, they "codify" information when they arrange or systematize it. Hopefully so it makes sense. "We ll codify the strategic issues for you. ...
  12. (Codifying) The process of detailing a new standard.
  13. the process by which newly enacted law is systematically numbered within the Oklahoma Statutes.
  14. In a wide sense, used in some Member States, codification means gathering all legislation on a particular topic into a single "book" (e.g. penal code). ...
  15. (in  musical performance: The Middle Ages)
  16. Process of bringing together a EU legislative act and all its amendments in a single new act. The new act passes through the full legislative process and replaces the acts being codified.
  17. The detailed articulation of the main features of some process or procedure, for example the codification of the strategic intent.
  18. A process undertaken by NAIC to redefine life company statutory accounting to ensure consistency in how companies present their accounts in their annual statements. This process culminated in the 2001 annual statements, the structure of which was noticeably different from the previous years.
  19. The collection and systematic arrangement, usually by subject, of the laws of a state or country, or the statutory provisions, rules, and regulations that govern a specific area or subject of law or practice.