Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

dân luật

[zən˧˧ lwət̚˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) civil law (the legal system inspired by Roman law, the primary feature of which is that laws are written into a collection/codex)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

luật dân sự

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Việt Nam thuộc hệ thống dân luật.Vietnam belongs to the civil law system.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) civil law (the body of laws governing private relations between members of a community)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

luật điều chỉnh mối quan hệ tư giữa các thành viên cộng đồng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Nghiên cứu về các chế định trong dân luật.Researching the institutions within civil law.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “dân luật” mean?

(noun) civil law (the legal system inspired by Roman law, the primary feature of which is that laws are written into a collection/codex)

Is “dân luật” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.