Matrimonial Causes
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In English ecclesiastical law. Causes of action or injuries respecting the rights of marringe. One of the three divisions of causes or injuries cognizalle by the ecclesiastical courts, comprising suits for jactitation of marriage, and for restitution of conjugal rights, diyorces, and suits for alimony.
3 Bl. Comm. 92-04; 3 Steph. Comm. 712-714.