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Ecclesiastical law

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The body of jurisprudence administered by the ecclesiastical courts of England; derived, in large measure, from the canon and civil law. As now restricted, it applies mainly to the affairs, and the doctrine, discipline, and worship, of the established church.

De Witt v. De Witt, 67 Ohio St. 340, 66 N. El 136.