Usually means: Laws restricting freed blacks' rights.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 5 dictionaries that define the word black codes:

General (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. black codes: Merriam-Webster
  2. Black Codes (From the Underground), Black Codes (United States), Black Codes, Black codes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Black Codes, Black Codes: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. black codes: Encyclopedia

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wikipedia (Black Codes)

▸ noun:  The Black Codes, sometimes called the Black Laws, were laws which governed the conduct of African Americans (both free and freedmen).
▸ noun:  (From the Underground) a 1985 album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.


▸ Words similar to black codes

▸ Usage examples for black codes

▸ Idioms related to black codes

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near black codes

▸ Rhymes of black codes

▸ Invented words related to black codes



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux