Fear \(in Canon Law\)

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• Fear (in Canon Law) —     Fear     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Fear     (IN CANON LAW.)     A mental disturbance caused by the perception of instant or future danger. Since fear, in greater or less degree, diminishes freedom of action, contracts entered into through… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… …   Universalium

• Consent (in Canon Law) — • The deliberate agreement required of those concerned in legal transactions in order to legalize such actions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Consent (in Canon Law)     Consent (in …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Affinity (in Canon Law) —     Affinity (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Affinity (in Canon Law)     A relationship arising from the carnal intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Affinity (canon law) — In Canon law of the Catholic church, affinity is a relationship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman s blood relatives and the woman to… …   Wikipedia

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• Influence of the Church on Civil Law —     Influence of the Church on Civil Law     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Influence of the Church on Civil Law     Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant directly for the elevation of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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