1. a writ charging someone with asserting papal supremacy in England
Usage: historical; legal
2. the offense of supporting papal authority against the crown
Usage: historical; legal
3. the penalty for asserting papal jurisdiction in England
Usage: historical; legal

Examples

• The Statute of Praemunire was enacted to limit papal authority in England.
• He was charged with praemunire for appealing to Rome.
• The praemunire laws were used to assert royal supremacy over church matters.
• Cardinal Wolsey faced praemunire charges for his papal allegiances.
• The penalty for praemunire included forfeiture of lands and goods.
• Medieval praemunire statutes restricted appeals to foreign courts.