Apostacy
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Apostacy, a total renunciation of Christianity, by embracing either a false religion or no religion at all (4 Bl. Com. 43). A person educated as a Christian who denies the truth of Christianity, or the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures, is liable to heavy penalties under the 'Blasphemy Act.' See BLASPHEMY.
Means a crime against religion consisting in the total renunciation of Christianity by one who had previously embraced it, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 93.
Means a crime against religion consisting in the total renunciation of Christianity by one who had previously embraced it, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 93.
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