Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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canonical
adj. (Of a rule or decree) prescribed by, in conforming with or relating to canon law. 2. Orthodox; conforming to accepted rules or convention
canonical disability
A canonical impediment (usu. Impotence). See CANONICAL IMPEDIMENT
canonical impediment
A condition rendering a marriage subject to annulment. 0 The canonical impediments are consangruinity, affinity, and impotence.
canonical law
See CANON LAW.
canonical purgation
Purgation by 12 oath-helpers in an ecclesiastical court. See COMPURGATION.