ecclesiastical law
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The charter codified a series of institutions and attitudes that seemed to treat England’s law as the successor to ecclesiastical law, having an authority and existence separate and above its earthly practitioners.
From New York Times • May 21, 2010
Dr. Giorgio Peyrot, professor of ecclesiastical law at the Waldensian Theological Seminary in Rome, pointed out that there would be trouble as long as the conflicting Fascist laws were on the books.
From Time Magazine Archive
She then learned of a new tribe of radical Catholics: priests, nuns and laymen who were challenging both civil and ecclesiastical law in the name of a higher commitment to God.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile, ecclesiastical law was moving toward a decision on O'Dwyer's separation from Sloan Simpson.
From Time Magazine Archive
How stubbornly the ground was contested may be inferred from the enactments of civil and ecclesiastical law.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian
