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canon law
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canon law
n.
The body of officially established rules governing the faith and practice of the members of a Christian church.
canon law
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the law governing the affairs of a Christian Church, esp the law created or recognized by papal authority in the Roman Catholic Church See Corpus Juris Canonici, Codex Juris Canonici
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Noun1.canon law - the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
ecclesiastical law
diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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canon law
n (Eccl) → Kanon m, → kanonisches Recht
canon law n (Rel) → diritto canonico
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The papal court, with its insistence on observing the ordo judiciarius in all ecclesiastical judicial procedures, played a central role in this process, while canon lawyers laid much of the foundation for defending and elaborating due process.
Protecting individual rights: a deeply Catholic tradition (really) by Porter, Jean / Commonweal
From the criteria, canon lawyers and the Petitioner spouse create the "grounds," or "impediments" to the marriage.
Annulment: the kangaroo court by MacLeod, Pat / Catholic Insight
The Vatican uses this same theological symbolism of the male priest representing a male Christ to exclude women from the priesthood, although medieval canon lawyers more candidly stated that women are simply inferior.
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