Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Canon & civil law Particular questions

Accusa

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ACCUSATION. - In its most proper meaning it is the act by which someone is brought before the competent judge so that he may answer for a specific crime and receive its just punishment. In this sense accusation is identified with the criminal action, which canon law (can. 1934) reserves exclusively to the promoter of justice (v. ACTION); while it remains distinct both from denunciation (v.) and from complaint (v.), which sometimes constitute its prerequisite.

In canon law, the term accusation is also used to indicate the judicial challenge to the validity of a marriage or of a sacred ordination (v. MARRIAGE, SACRED ORDER).

For the accusation of sins v. CONFESSION.

Ferruccio Liuzzi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 205.

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Liuzzi, Ferruccio. “Accusa.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 205. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/accusa.

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Liuzzi, Ferruccio. “Accusa.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 205. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/accusa.

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@incollection{ec1_accusa,
  author    = {Liuzzi, Ferruccio},
  title     = {Accusa},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {205},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/accusa}
}

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