Society and history

Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I

Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I, also called Codex Yuta Tnoho, is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec screenfold manuscript in Vienna recording the origin of the Mixtec gods and dynasties.

Sep 24, 2026

Codex Zouche-Nuttall

The Codex Zouche-Nuttall, or Códice Nuttall, is a pre-Hispanic Mixtec screenfold manuscript painted on deer skin, recording Mixtec history and the feats of Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw.

Codex-style pottery

Codex-style pottery is a class of Late Classic Maya painted vessels (A.D. 550–850) with fine black-brown lines on cream, named by Michael D. Coe in 1978 for its resemblance to surviving Maya codices.

Codicil (will), from Latin codicillus: a separate legal document supplementing, altering, or revoking a will's contents. Requires the same execution formalities as a will; Roman in origin, long used to amend testaments.

Codification (law)

Codification (law): compiling rules and laws into an orderly formal code, organizing rather than creating law. Contrasted with consolidation; exemplified by Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis and the French Civil Code of 1804.

Sep 24, 2026

Codification Department of the People's Commissariat of Justice

The Codification Department of the People's Commissariat of Justice (Кодификационный отдел НКЮ) was the unit of Soviet Russia's justice ministry that drafted and codified legislation from 1917.

Codification of the Macedonian language

The codification of the Macedonian language was the 1944 and 1945 state decisions making Macedonian official, with a Cyrillic alphabet and phonetic orthography compiled by Blaže Koneski.

Codified obligations systems

A codified obligations system is a national code regulating obligations, the enforceable duties linking creditor and debtor, notably the French Code civil of 1804 and the German BGB of 1900.

Cody Harris (Texas politician)

Cody Harris is an American politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 8, serving since 2019 and chairing the House Natural Resources Committee.

Cody Legebokoff

Cody Alan Legebokoff, Canadian serial killer convicted in 2014 of four first-degree murders near Prince George, B.C. (Stuchenko, Maas, Montgomery, Leslie); arrested 2010 after RCMP traffic stop; life sentence, appeals dismissed.

Cody Miller

Cody Miller is an American Democratic politician and member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 4th district, sworn into office in January 2024 after serving on Monroe Township's school board and council.

Cody Reim

Cody Reim is an American Republican politician serving in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 3, appointed in March 2026 after advocating during the Rio Verde water crisis.

Cody Vasut

Cody Vasut is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 25, a seat he has held since 2021.

Cody Whipple

Cody Whipple is an American politician, rancher, and small business owner who is the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Nevada's 4th District in the 2026 election.

Coefficient Capital

Coefficient Capital is a New York venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Franklin Isacson and Andrew Goletka that invests in growth-stage consumer brands, with exits including Oatly and Nom Nom.

Coefficient Capital Apex Fund I

Coefficient Capital Apex Fund I is the late-stage venture capital fund of Coefficient Capital, a New York consumer investment firm founded in 2018, with about $240 million committed.

Coercion

Coercion: compelling action through threats of harm or force, contrasted with persuasion. Covers philosophical accounts (Aquinas to Nozick), legal doctrine, psychiatric informal coercion, and coercive control law.

Coercion of a state or representative (treaty law)

Coercion of a state or representative is a ground of treaty invalidity under the 1969 Vienna Convention, under which coerced consent has no legal effect.

Coeur d'Alene people

Coeur d'Alene people, also called Schitsu'umsh ("Those who were found here"), a Salish-speaking federally recognized tribe of north Idaho with a 1873-established reservation at Plummer, about 2,190 members, and a $330 million annual economic footprint.