ecclesiastical law

English Thesaurus

1. the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church (noun.group)

hypernym	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

domain member category	:	diriment impediment,
definition	:	(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) (noun.cognition)