Codex Juris Canonici

[ joor-is-kuh-non-uh-sahy ]

nounRoman Catholic Church.
  1. an official collection of general church law made effective in 1918.

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Codex Juris Canonici

/ (ˈkəʊdɛks ˈdʒʊərɪs kəˈnɒnɪˌsaɪ) /


noun
  1. the official code of canon law in force in the Roman Catholic Church; introduced in 1918 and revised in 1983: See also Corpus Juris Canonici

Origin of Codex Juris Canonici

1
Latin: book of canon law

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