roman law roman jakobson • roman legion · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · roman law · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law. Synonyms: Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077