Codex-juris-canonici


[joo r-is-kuh-non-uh-sahy] /ˈdʒʊər ɪs kəˈnɒn əˌsaɪ/

noun, Roman Catholic Church.
1.
an official collection of general church law made effective in 1918.
/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

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