VI.   Institution

Punishment is the issuing of one or more penalties against a member of a Religion or Cult found guilty through formal adjudication of one or more crimes against a particular Religion or Cult.

A valid punishment is any non-lethal, non violent, non-torture penalty issued in accordance with these canons and the sacred covenant Pactum de Singularis Caelum.

A punishment 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.