VI.   Institution

A Sanction is a penalty issued in accordance with the by-laws of a particular Religion or Cult against an adjudicated offence within its Jurisdiction.

A valid sanction is any penalty issued by a Religion or Cult in accordance with these canons and the sacred covenant Pactum de Singularis Caelum.

A sanction is invalid and unlawful if it permits a penalty causing death, injury, physical or mental torture or any other kind of punitive act considered barbaric and inhumane.

A sanction that is not in accordance with these canons and the sacred covenant Pactum de Singularis Caelum is not valid and therefore is null and void, having no legitimate force of law.