Per saltum is a Latin phrase, meaning "hopping". It is used to mean that someone has reached a position or degree without going through the posts or lower grades according to the established order. [1] For example, as in some Protestant churches, being consecrated bishop without first being ordained priest.[ citation needed]
The phrase is also used in the legal term certiorari per saltum, meaning the possibility of seeking a resolution before a higher court, bypassing intermediate courts.[ clarification needed][ citation needed]
References
- ^ Augustine, Charles (1920). A Commentary on the New Code of the Canon Law. B. Herder book Company. p. 460. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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Per saltum is a Latin phrase, meaning "hopping". It is used to mean that someone has reached a position or degree without going through the posts or lower grades according to the established order. [1] For example, as in some Protestant churches, being consecrated bishop without first being ordained priest.[ citation needed]
The phrase is also used in the legal term certiorari per saltum, meaning the possibility of seeking a resolution before a higher court, bypassing intermediate courts.[ clarification needed][ citation needed]
References
- ^ Augustine, Charles (1920). A Commentary on the New Code of the Canon Law. B. Herder book Company. p. 460. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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