Meanings
plural crimina
- countableuncountableecclesiasticalAn impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.
1884, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 3rd Series, Volume V, page 416, Such presumptions are common in connection with crimen and affinity.
1 more example
2006, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly, Volumes 29-30, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, page 7, Third, some might think that Michael avoids the impediment of crimen because a civil court approved his petition to deprive Terri of nutrition and hydration.
Synonyms: impediment of crime
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.
Origin
- Latincrīmen“verdict; adultery; crime”
- Englishcrimen
Unadapted borrowing from Latin crīmen (“verdict; adultery; crime”). Doublet of crime.
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