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CANON LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does canon law mean?
• CANON LAW (noun)
The noun CANON LAW has 1 sense:
1. the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
Familiarity information: CANON LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
canon law; ecclesiastical law
Hypernyms ("canon law" is a kind of...):
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Domain member category:
diriment impediment ((canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage))
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