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crimen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɹaɪmən/

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noun

Meaning 1

An impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ecclesiastical, law, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impediment of crime

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin crīmen (“verdict; adultery; crime”). Doublet of crime.