An ecclesiastical court, also called Court Christian or Court Spiritual, is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation states. They were experts in interpreting Canon law, a basis of which was...
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tribunal set up by religious authorities to deal with disputes among clerics or with spiritual matters involving either clerics or laymen. Although ... [5 related articles]
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Separate or privileged jurisdiction established from the times of Constantine for clerics, who could not be judged by ordinary courts, but only by those specifically established for them
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