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Corpus Juris Canonici

/ kəˈnɒnɪˌsaɪ /

noun

  1. RC Church the official compilation of canon law published by authority of Gregory XIII in 1582, superseded by the Codex Juris Canonici in 1918 See also Clementines Decretals Decretum Extravagantes Sext Codex Juris Canonici
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Corpus Juris Canonici1

Medieval Latin, literally: body of canon law

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