co ‧ di ‧ fy /ˈkəʊdəfaɪ, ˈkəʊdɪfaɪ $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle codified , present participle codifying , third person singular codifies ) [transitive]
to arrange laws, principles, facts etc in a system
—codification /ˌkəʊdəfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ˌkəʊdɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]