Bible Dictionaries
Crime

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Crime of certain kinds is a diriment impediment to matrimony. It may be a conspiracy between a wife and a man, resulting in the murder of the woman's husband, or vice versa, with the intention that the guilty parties may marry; or adultery, with the intention of marrying after the husband's or wife's death; or a combination of both crimes for the same end.

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Entry for 'Crime'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/crime.html. 1910.