ecclesiastical law

ecclesiastical law.

1. The body of law derived largely from canon and civil law and administered by the ecclesiastical courts. [Cases: Religious Societies

5. C.J.S. Religious Societies § 6.]

2. The law governing the doctrine and discipline of a particular church; esp., Anglican canon law. — Also termed jus ecclesiasticum; law spiritual. Cf. CANON LAW.


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