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===Ecclesiastical courts===

Ecclesiastical courts are limited-jurisdiction courts which are responsible for trying criminal and civil cases where ordained members of the clergy - priests, bishops, and deacons of the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] - are the defendants. These courts are also the only courts which are competent to try cases relating to {{wp|Code of Canon Law|canon law}}, which are included as unconsolidated portions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State]]. These courts are organized at the conrudimental level, with a fifteenth court established for [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|the Archduchy of Urceopolis]]. The courts are composed of three canon lawyers appointed by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and three judges selected by the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Judicial_Appointments|Household Office for Judicial Appointments]]. Ecclesiastical courts do not have the ability to issue sentences, and sentencing reverts to the conrudimental court in the cases of a guilty verdict.

Ecclesiastical courts are limited-jurisdiction courts which are responsible for trying criminal and civil cases where ordained members of the clergy - priests, bishops, and deacons of the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] - are the defendants. These courts are also the only courts which are competent to try cases relating to {{wp|Code of Canon Law|canon law}}, which are included as unconsolidated portions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State]] with the force of law for the clergy. These courts are organized at the conrudimental level, with a fifteenth court established for [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|the Archduchy of Urceopolis]]. The courts are composed of three canon lawyers appointed by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and three judges selected by the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Judicial_Appointments|Household Office for Judicial Appointments]]. Ecclesiastical courts do not have the ability to issue sentences, and sentencing reverts to the conrudimental court in the cases of a guilty verdict. Two special correctional facilities exist for the detention of priests.

===Special courts===

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 ===Ecclesiastical courts===
-Ecclesiastical courts are limited-jurisdiction courts which are responsible for trying criminal and civil cases where ordained members of the clergy - priests, bishops, and deacons of the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] - are the defendants. These courts are also the only courts which are competent to try cases relating to {{wp|Code of Canon Law|canon law}}, which are included as unconsolidated portions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State]]. These courts are organized at the conrudimental level, with a fifteenth court established for [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|the Archduchy of Urceopolis]]. The courts are composed of three canon lawyers appointed by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and three judges selected by the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Judicial_Appointments|Household Office for Judicial Appointments]]. Ecclesiastical courts do not have the ability to issue sentences, and sentencing reverts to the conrudimental court in the cases of a guilty verdict.
+Ecclesiastical courts are limited-jurisdiction courts which are responsible for trying criminal and civil cases where ordained members of the clergy - priests, bishops, and deacons of the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] - are the defendants. These courts are also the only courts which are competent to try cases relating to {{wp|Code of Canon Law|canon law}}, which are included as unconsolidated portions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State]] with the force of law for the clergy. These courts are organized at the conrudimental level, with a fifteenth court established for [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|the Archduchy of Urceopolis]]. The courts are composed of three canon lawyers appointed by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and three judges selected by the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Judicial_Appointments|Household Office for Judicial Appointments]]. Ecclesiastical courts do not have the ability to issue sentences, and sentencing reverts to the conrudimental court in the cases of a guilty verdict. Two special correctional facilities exist for the detention of priests.
 ===Special courts===

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