Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

heresy

n. 1. Opinion or doctrine contrary to (usu. Catholic) church dogma. 2. Hist. In England, an offense against religion, consisting not in totally denying Christianity, but in publicly denying some of its essential doctrines; an opinion on divine subjects devised solely by human reason, openly taught, and obstinately maintained. ( This offense is now subject only to ecclesiastical correction and is no longer punishable by the secular law.