403. Lawgiving (See also Justice.)

1. Draco (fl. 621 B.C.) codified Athenian law. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 286]
2. Hammurabi Babylonian king (c. 1800 B.C.); established first systematic legal code. [Classical Hist.: EB, 8: 598–599]
3. Justinian (485–565) ruler of eastern empire; codified Roman law. [Rom. Hist.: EB, 10: 362–365]
4. Minos scrupulous king and lawgiver of Crete. [Gk. Myth.: Wheeler, 244]
5. Moses presents God’s ten commandments to Israelites. [O.T.: Exodus 20:1–12]
6. Solon (c. 639–c. 559 B.C.) Athenian statesman and wise legislator. [Gk. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1018]
7. Talmud great body of Jewish law and tradition, supplementing scripture. [Judaism: Haydn & Fuller, 725]

law·giv·er / ˈlôˌgivər/ • n. a person who draws up and enacts laws.