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Term: NONRESIDENCE
Definition: Nonresidence means living outside a particular place. It can also refer to the absence of a spiritual person from their position, which was a punishable offense in the past.
Definition: Nonresidence refers to the status of living outside the limits of a particular place. In Ecclesiastical law, it also refers to the absence of a spiritual person from the benefice, which was an offense punishable by sequestering the benefice and forfeiting part of its income.
The first example illustrates nonresidence as the status of living outside a particular place, while the second example illustrates nonresidence in the context of Ecclesiastical law, where it refers to the absence of a spiritual person from their benefice.