'Codify' means organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
We really cannot know the answer to this question, because too much of history has been lost. Legal codes appeared regularly in ancient times, with the oldest we have dating to about four thousand...
The post office now uses machines to codify letters according to their zip code.
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I wanted to argue the law case not just codify them in the office.