Corpus juris canonici
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The body of the canon law. A compilation of the canon law, comprising the decrees and canons of the Roman Church, constituting the body of ecclesiastical law of that church.
Defined under Corpus Juris in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The body of thecanon law. A compilation of the eanon law, comprising the decrees and canons of Lhe Roman Church, constituting the bedy of ecclesiastical law of that church.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. The body of the canon law. 1 Bl. Com. 82. See Canon law. Jus canonicum. CORPUS JURIS CI7ILIS. Lat. The body of the civil law, as composed of the Institutes, Pandects, Code and Novels. 1 Bl, Com, 8L Sometimes simply termed Corpus Juris. This name was not given to this collection by Justinian, nor by any of the glossators. According to Savigny, it was m use as early as the 12th century. Dionysius Gothofredus, however, was the first who applied it as a title embracing all the collections of Justinian in one work, (A. D. 1604.) 1 Mackeldey's Civ. Law, 89, § 98, note.