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(UK, law, obsolete) The plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction.

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declinatory plea

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declinatory plea

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UK obsolete

(UK, law, obsolete) The plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction.

Japanese Meaning

（英国法、古語）裁判前に、聖域や聖職者の恩典の保護を求めるために用いられる弁明

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Before the trial could proceed, the defendant's counsel entered a declinatory plea, asserting the ancient right of sanctuary and claiming benefit of clergy to avoid secular prosecution.

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審理を続行する前に、被告の弁護人は聖域への訴え（聖職者特権の主張）を申し立て、世俗の裁判権からの免除を求めた。

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(UK, law, obsolete) The plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction.

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