Canon law

Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Church and Eastern Catholic Churches), the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the individual national churches within the Anglican Communion. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was originally a rule adopted by a church council; these canons formed the foundation of canon law.

Etymology

Greek kanon / Ancient Greek: κανών,Arabic Qanun / قانون, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, "straight"; a rule, code, standard, or measure; the root meaning in all these languages is "reed" (cf. the Romance-language ancestors of the English word "cane").

Canons of the Apostles

The Apostolic Canons or Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles is a collection of ancient ecclesiastical decrees (eighty-five in the Eastern, fifty in the Western Church) concerning the government and discipline of the Early Christian Church, incorporated with the Apostolic Constitutions which are part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers In the fourth century the First Council of Nicaea (325) calls canons the disciplinary measures of the Church: the term canon, κανὠν, means in Greek, a rule. There is a very early distinction between the rules enacted by the Church and the legislative measures taken by the State called leges, Latin for laws.

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Sky-Hi News 21 Oct 2024
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Austin American-Statesman 21 Oct 2024
Multiple measures exist to prevent double voting, a federal crime that is punishable by up to 10 years in prison under state law ... The new law mandates that each polling site allocate a specific parking spot for curbside voting, separate from those already reserved for individuals with disabilities....
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What to know about a Legal Aid of Wisconsin lawsuit against Milwaukee Municipal Court

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 21 Oct 2024
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Record Searchlight 21 Oct 2024
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Votes won’t be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says

The Record 21 Oct 2024
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North Jersey town wants to stiffen law on bamboo, other nuisance species

northjersey.com 21 Oct 2024
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'A lot of interest': Long lines reported in Leon County as early voting begins

Tallahassee Democrat 21 Oct 2024
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Bid to lower Chicago’s speed limit to 25 mph advances in City Council

Chicago Tribune 21 Oct 2024
The committee also advanced an ordinance that would allow Chicagoans to submit photos of commercial trucks and cars illegally parked in bike and bus lanes to lead to tickets ... A similar effort to ramp up enforcement of parking rules, the Safe Streets pilot program, has been stalled for months....
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Metro UK 21 Oct 2024
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With homelessness on the rise in Brunswick, an event looks to raise awareness

StarNews Online 21 Oct 2024
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Council candidates hear from the community

The San Juan Journal 21 Oct 2024
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The Daily Mail 21 Oct 2024
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London Evening Standard 20 Oct 2024
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