In thecanon law of the Catholic Church, avetitum (Latin for "a prohibited thing") is a prohibition, in the form of aprecept, imposed by an ecclesiastical judge on a particular individual, in connection with declaring the nullity of marriage, that prevents them from contracting another marriage, at least until the cause of the nullity of the first marriage has ceased.[1] Avetitum prohibits marriage in the Catholic Church until the prohibition is removed.[1]
The term describes a prohibition against a particular behavior or action that is affixed to a party whose marriage was declared found to have been null in adeclaration of nullity from amatrimonial tribunal of theCatholic Church. This prohibition or directive may involve one or both of the parties. Avetitum is imposed to delay the celebration of a futuremarriage until a given condition has been fulfilled or addressed. Thus, the pastoral purpose of avetitum is to help an individual and/or a couple address the underlying problems that led to the breakdown of a former marriage union. At times a recommendation or a warning (amonitum) may also be made by the tribunal which processes a formal petition fornullity.[1]
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