• An ecclesiastical court, also called court Christian or court spiritual, is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious...
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    A consistory court is a type of ecclesiastical court, especially within the Church of England where they were originally established pursuant to a charter...
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  • Ecclesiastical jurisdiction is jurisdiction by church leaders over other church leaders and over the laity. Jurisdiction is a word borrowed from the legal...
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  • Christianity portal The Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved is an appellate court within the hierarchy of ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England...
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    DWI court Ecclesiastical court Equity court Extraordinary court Family court Girl's court High court International court Juvenile court Labor court Land...
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  • In ecclesiastical terminology, an Auditor (from a Latin word meaning "hearer") is a person given authority to hear cases in an ecclesiastical court. In...
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  • English ecclesiastical law, contumacy was contempt of the authority of an ecclesiastical court and was dealt with by the issue of a writ from the Court of...
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    The Arches Court or Court of Arches, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of...
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    passed by the Sovereign Council. The ecclesiastical court (tribunal ecclésiastique, or Officialité) was a special court for hearing first instance trials...
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    The Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 (ECJA) (23 & 24 Vict. c. 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is one of the Ecclesiastical...
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