Decretum Gratiani
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A collection of ecclesiastical law made by Gratian, a Bolognese monk, in the year 1151. It is the oldest of the collections constituting the Corpus Juris Canonici. 1 Kaufm. Mackeld. Civ. Law, 81; 1 Bl. Comm. 82; Butler, Hor. Jur. 113.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A collection of ecclesiastical law made by Gratian, a Bolognese monk, in 1139-1152. It is the oldest of the collections constituting the Corpus Juris Canonici. 1 Kaufm. Mackeld. Civ. Law SI; 1 Bla. Com. 82; Butler, Hor. Jur. 113.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Gratian’s decree, or decretum. A collection of ecclesiastical law in three books or parts, nade in the year 1151, by Gratian, a Benedictine monk of Bologna, being the oldest as well as the first in order of tie collections which together form the body of the Roman eanon law. 1 Bl. Comm. 82; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 67.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. Gratian's decree, or decretum, A collection of ecclesiastical law in three books or parts, made in the year 1151, by Gratian, a Benedictine monk of Bologna, being the oldest as well as the first in order of the collections which together form the body of the Roman canon law. 1 BL Com. 82. 1 Neves' Hist Eng. Law, 67. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 61, § 93, Kaufmann's note.