Codifier

/ˈkoʊdɪfaɪər/ noun

Definition

A person who organizes and arranges laws, rules, or information into an official systematic code.

Etymology

From 'codify' plus '-er' (one who does). A codifier is the agent performing the action of codification.

Kelly Says

Justinian's famous codifier Tribonian essentially invented modern law by taking centuries of scattered Roman rulings and organizing them into something a student could actually learn.

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