1. a complete or comprehensive treatise on a subject; a complete body of laws or legal code
Usage: often used in plural form (pandects); formal or legal context
2. the Pandects; a sixth-century Byzantine compilation of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian
Usage: historical; capitalized when referring to the specific legal text

Examples

• The legal scholar consulted the pandects to understand the complete framework of contract law.
• Medieval jurists relied heavily on the Pandects as the foundation of civil law.
• The pandects of Roman law influenced European legal systems for centuries.
• He wrote a pandect covering all aspects of constitutional governance.
• The Pandects remain one of the most important legal documents in Western history.