Noun
the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
Source: WordNetAlthough the king could not make ecclesiastical law, all papal regulations without royal assent were invalid in France. Source: Internet
Sweden's existing communal law (1862), ecclesiastical law (1863) and criminal law (1864) were enacted appropriately enough under the direction of a king whose motto was: Land skall med lag byggas - "With law shall the land be built". Source: Internet
He graduated in ecclesiastical law at the late age of 31 and began to practice. Source: Internet
Opening a trial anyway, the court also violated ecclesiastical law by denying Joan the right to a legal adviser. Source: Internet
This material is still of importance to canon lawyers or canonists today, to interpret and analyze the canons and other forms of ecclesiastical law properly. Source: Internet