Writ of Excommunication
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The legal effects of a Writ of Excommunication is that the individual is deemed unworthy of trust and responsibility. They may not hold an Imperial office, such as general or senator and is stripped of any such office if they do hold it. Additionally, their assets are seized by the Synod on the grounds that they cannot be trusted to operate them soundly. | The legal effects of a Writ of Excommunication is that the individual is deemed unworthy of trust and responsibility. They may not hold an Imperial office, such as general or senator and is stripped of any such office if they do hold it. Additionally, their assets are seized by the Synod on the grounds that they cannot be trusted to operate them soundly. | ||
Any use of a ceremonial skill upon a citizen who is the subject of a Writ of Excommunication is exempt from any investigation or accusation of the religious crime of [[Religious Crimes|abuse of powers]]. | |||
A Writ of Excommunication requires a greater majority of the General Assembly, and can only be overturned by the same. | A Writ of Excommunication requires a greater majority of the General Assembly, and can only be overturned by the same. | ||
[[Category:Imperial Synod]] | [[Category:Imperial Synod]] | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 6 June 2013
"Alayna, you are without remorse. Without worth. Without virtue. You have broken no law by which you may face justice, but by the judgment of the Synod, you are the lowest of the low and unworthy to look any true citizen in the eye."
Stormcrow Vigg, upon serving a writ of excommunication upon the Troubador Alayna- The Writ of Excommunication is distinct from the priest ceremonial skill of excommunication.
- The Writ of Excommunication refers to a legal status, unlike the ceremony which affects the soul.
Upon the judgement of the General Assembly, a priest of the Synod is empowered to deliver a writ of excommunication upon a citizen or citizens who are deemed to be of utterly corrupt and virtueless character.
The legal effects of a Writ of Excommunication is that the individual is deemed unworthy of trust and responsibility. They may not hold an Imperial office, such as general or senator and is stripped of any such office if they do hold it. Additionally, their assets are seized by the Synod on the grounds that they cannot be trusted to operate them soundly.
Any use of a ceremonial skill upon a citizen who is the subject of a Writ of Excommunication is exempt from any investigation or accusation of the religious crime of abuse of powers.
A Writ of Excommunication requires a greater majority of the General Assembly, and can only be overturned by the same.