Both Uses of
canon law
in
Don Quixote
- He was a graduate of Osuna in canon law; but even if he had been of Salamanca, it was the opinion of most people that he would have been mad all the same.†
Chpt 2.1-2 *
- I, sirs, for my sins have studied canon law at Salamanca, and I rather pique myself on expressing my meaning in clear, plain, and intelligible language.†
Chpt 2.19-20
Definition:
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(canon law) the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church