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Recent Examples of canon law
Prosecutors, for their part, insisted that the defense rights had all been respected, defended the legitimacy of the trial and Francis' executive decrees and reminded lawyers that the church's canon law forms the basis of Vatican law, not Italian legislation.
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
The attorney, canon law specialist the Rev. Pius Pietrzyk, told the Tribune that some incidents — buying a cassock for a seminarian who couldn’t afford one, or reserving a hotel conference room where alumni of a Catholic high school club could play cards — were viewed as boundary violations.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
Francis remained in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 8 June 2023
Burke, 73, holds a doctorate in canon law.
—Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
The attorney, canon law specialist the Rev. Pius Pietrzyk, told the Tribune that some incidents — buying a cassock for a seminarian who couldn’t afford one, or reserving a hotel conference room where alumni of a Catholic high school club could play cards — were viewed as boundary violations.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
Francis remained in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 8 June 2023
Burke, 73, holds a doctorate in canon law.
—Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canon law
Noun
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free-agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).—
Bill Madden,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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This philosophy regulates everything from public education offerings to policies encouraging childbearing among locals.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Madrasas emphasize Islamic theology, often with sectarian leanings, and Arabic, a language not widely spoken in Pakistan.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Born and raised in Kuwait, Malik earned a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2014 and then a second in theology from St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, London in 2023.—
ByDyna Rochmyaningsih,
science.org,
25 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Regardless, Biden's impact on the ideology of the district courts shouldn't be discarded out of hand.—
Cooper Burton,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Only someone thoroughly marinated in gender ideology could believe this of a doctor who was just trying to raise the alarm about deceit in the treatment of children.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2025
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