Merovingian law codes

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal code
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Lex_Salica
gptkb:Lex_Burgundionum
Lex Ripuaria
gptkbp:createdBy Merovingian dynasty
gptkbp:designedBy Clovis I
gptkbp:function address family law
establish penalties
govern property rights
regulate social order
gptkbp:historicalSignificance foundation for later legal systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merovingian law codes
gptkbp:influenced Carolingian law codes
gptkbp:influencedBy Roman_law
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
gptkbp:notableFeature court systems
inheritance laws
provisions for dispute resolution
provisions for taxation
marriage regulations
tribal laws
legal procedures
provisions for public works
provisions for local governance
provisions for arbitration
provisions for artisans
wergild system
provisions for military service
land ownership rules
provisions for public order
criminal law provisions
provisions for community responsibilities
provisions for free men
provisions for guilds
provisions for religious practices
provisions for slaves
provisions for women
oath-taking practices
provisions for trade regulations
civil law provisions
provisions for landowners
provisions for warriors
provisions for merchants
customary law elements
provisions for clergy
provisions for festivals
provisions for justice administration
provisions for lords
provisions for nobles
provisions for peasants
provisions for royal authority
provisions for tradesmen
provisions for vassals
social hierarchy regulations
written legal traditions
gptkbp:timePeriod 6th to 8th century
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Frankish_tribes