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  • 111Canonical Acts —     Canonical Acts     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Acts     According to the old Roman jurisprudence, acts are the registers (acta) in which were recorded the official documents, the decisions and sentences of the judges. Acts designate… …

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  • 112Church Property —     Property Ecclesiastical     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Property Ecclesiastical     Abstract Right of Ownership     That the Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal goods is a proposition which may now probably be considered an… …

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  • 113Ecclesiastical Courts —     Ecclesiastical Courts     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Courts     I. JUDICIAL POWER IN THE CHURCH     In instituting the Church as a perfect society, distinct from the civil power and entirely independent of it, Christ gave her… …

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  • 114Election of the Popes —     Election of the Popes     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Election of the Popes     For current procedures regarding the election of the pope, see Pope John Paul II s 1996 Apostolic Constitution UNIVERSI DOMINICI GREGIS. See also PAPAL ELECTIONS… …

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  • 115Influence of the Church on Civil Law —     Influence of the Church on Civil Law     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Influence of the Church on Civil Law     Christianity is essentially an ethical religion; and, although its moral principles were meant directly for the elevation of the… …

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  • 116Jose Maria Morelos —     José María Morelos     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► José María Morelos     Mexican patriot, b. at Valladolid (now called Morelia in his honour), Mexico, on 30 September, 1765; shot at San Cristóbal Ecatepec on 22 December, 1815. His father died… …

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  • 117Notoriety —     Notoriety, Notorious     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Notoriety, Notorious     (Lat. Notorietas, notorium, from notus, known).     Notoriety is the quality or the state of things that are notorious; whatever is so fully or officially proved,… …

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  • 118execute — ex·e·cute / ek si ˌkyüt/ vt cut·ed, cut·ing 1: perform: as a: to carry out fully includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence Louisiana Civil Code …

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  • 119in loco parentis — in lo·co pa·ren·tis /in lō kō pə ren tis/ adv [Latin]: in the place of a parent either parent of a minor, guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to the minor Code of Alabama ◇ In order for a person to be considered in loco parentis, he… …

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  • 120COT3 — A form used to record the terms of settlement of an employment tribunal claim (or potential claim) negotiated with the assistance of an ACAS conciliation officer. The COT3 is not a legal requirement since an agreement reached following ACAS… …

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