n. laws and regulations over ecclesiastical (church) matters deve...

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 a [..]

a body of religious law governing the conduct of members of a particular faith ;esp : the codified church law of the Roman Catholic Church NOTE: Common law has been influenced by canon law in the ...

1) The body of rules governing the faith, morals and organization of the church.    (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 360) 2) A body of rules administered by courts of the Ch [..]

instituta apostolica

n. laws and regulations over ecclesiastical (church) matters developed between circa 1100 and 1500 and used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to personal morality, status and powers of the cle [..]

Laws of the Roman Catholic church. Has certain terms that are explained. ferendae sententiae. A penalty is not binding upon the offender until it has been imposed. latae sententiae. A penalty is incur [..]

A term used primarily within the Roman Catholic church to refer to a collection of church laws.

the body of ecclesiastical decrees by which a Christian church is governed and which, in the Roman Catholic church is, the Corpus Jurio Canonici, approved by the Pope. See also secular law.