codify: 意味と定義

To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing:"Arguments for the existence of God have been codified for centuries by theologians"(Richard Dawkins).

To establish or express in a conventional form or standard formulation:"The unification of motion and rest .. was proposed by Galileo and codified in Newton's first law of motion"(Lee Smolin).

To turn (a common law requirement or practice) into law.