crimen

1. (law, ecclesiastical law) An impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.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."Synonyms: impediment of crimecountableuncountable