crimen
/ˈkɹaɪmən/
crimen
English
Noun
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Definition
An impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin crīmen (“verdict; adultery; crime”). Doublet of crime.
Example Sentences
- "1884, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 3rd Series, Volume V, page 416, Such presumptions are common in connection with crimen and affinity."
- "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."
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