ecclesiastical court

ecclesiastical court
ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal court /i-ˌklē-zē-'as-ti-kəl-/ n: a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs: a tribunal in an ecclesiastical body – called also Court Christian;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

ecclesiastical court
n.
A court with jurisdiction over religious and church matters.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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