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a collection or system of rules of conduct
- Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws
- the tax code
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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