praemunire
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noun
The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5),...
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The law of praemunire dates from another century. No one who is alive now quite knows what it means.
A penalty of praemunire involved imprisonment for an indefinite period, ending only with death or the King's pardon.
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