canon law
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n.Roman Catholic law, created by popes and cardinals.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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the law of the church, particularly the Roman Catholic Church but also used of the law of the Church of England. The Codex Juris Canonici ('Body of the Canon Law') was until 1983 authoritative only in Latin. It is called canon law because each of the rules is called a canon. The present English translation is approved in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and South Africa.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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The laws of a church or religion, especially those of the Roman Catholic Church, that govern the powers of the clergy, administration of the church, and church ceremonies. Roman Catholic laws, which are drawn from ancient church documents, councils of bishops' decisions, and papal rulings, are collected in the Code of Canon Law. In medieval Europe, ecclesiastical courts used canon law to decide cases involving crimes and matters that today would be heard in civil courts.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Any church's or religion's laws, rules, and regulations; more commonly, the written policies that guide the administration and religious ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Any church's or religion's laws, rules, and regulations; more commonly, the written policies that guide the administration and religious ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… … Universalium
Canon Law — • Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon Law Canon Law … Catholic encyclopedia
Canon law — is the body of laws regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Rite and Eastern… … Wikipedia
Canon law — canon can on (k[a^]n [u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr. Gr. kanw n rule, rod, fr. ka nh, ka nnh, reed. See {Cane} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canon law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canon law — 1> церк. каноническое, церковное право … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
canon law — каноническое право … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
canon law — noun a) The law of the church, religious law. Canon law determines who is declared a saint. b) A regulation in church law. The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws … Wiktionary
canon law — noun Date: 15th century the usually codified law governing a church … New Collegiate Dictionary
Canon law — Ecclesiastical law, as articulated in papal pronouncements and bulls. Gratian s Decretum (c.1140) is a collection of almost 4,000 texts concerned with every aspect of Church discipline and regulation. The Church dealt with a great many matters… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
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