chéng
wén

technical

Meaning of 成文法

成文法 means statute law; written law; law enacted by legislative procedure and promulgated in written form. Pronounced chéng wén fǎ.

  • statute law; written law; law enacted by legislative procedure and promulgated in written form

Definitions & Examples

Chéng
wén
yǒu
míng
què
de
xiào
 

Statute law has clear legal authority.

guó
jiā
zhǔ
yào
chéng
wén
wéi
yuān
yuán
 

Civil law countries mainly rely on written law as the source of law.

chéng
wén
xiāng
duì
de
shì
guàn
 

Customary law is the counterpart to statute law.