âº âwild and âevil: He had a demonic (= âcruel) âgleam in his âeye. demonically adverb uk /-ËmÉn.Éª.kÉl.i/ us /-ËmÉË.nÉª-/. adverb uk /-ËmÉn.Éª.kÉl.i/ us /-ËmÉË.nÉª-/. (Definition of demonic from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
The second meaning of civil law refers to the body of laws governing disputes between individuals, as opposed to those governing offenses that are public and relate to the governmentâthat is, civil law as opposed to Criminal Law.
Legal systems around the world vary greatly, but they usually follow civil law or common law. In common law, past legal precedents or judicial rulings are used to decide cases at hand.Under civil law, codified statutes and ordinances rule the land. Some countries like South Africa use a combination of civil and common law.dit Constitutions. Though not a rule, common law countries may not always follow a constitution or a code of laws. In civil law, the constitution is generally based on a code of laws, or codes applying to specific areas, like tax law, corporate law, or administrative law.