Legal Definitions - restitutione extracti ab ecclesia

RESTITUTIONE EXTRACTI AB ECCLESIA

Restitutione extracti ab ecclesia is a Latin term used in Ecclesiastical law. It refers to a writ that restores someone who had been suspected or accused of a felony to the church.

One example of restitutione extracti ab ecclesia is when a person is accused of a crime and is excommunicated from the church. If the person is later found innocent, they can be restored to the church through this writ.

Another example is when a person confesses to a crime and is punished by the church. If the person later recants their confession and is found innocent, they can be restored to the church through this writ.

These examples illustrate how the writ of restitutione extracti ab ecclesia is used to restore individuals who have been wrongly accused or punished for a crime to the church.