Canon law
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Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of churches.
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See also
- Canon law (Catholic Church)
- Abrogation of Old Covenant laws
- Canon law (Church of England)
- Canon law (Episcopal Church in the United States)
- Canons of Dort
- Canons of the Apostles
- Chronological list of canon lawyers
- Collections of Ancient Canons
- Decretum Gratiani
- Doctor of Canon Law
- Ecclesiastical court
- Fetha Negest
- Gratian (jurist)
- Licentiate of Canon Law
- Rule According to Higher Law
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