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benefit of clergy
Noun
UK
historical
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
法律上の制度であり、歴史的に聖職者（後には読み書きのできる者も含む）が、世俗裁判所の管轄を逃れて、教会法に基づく教会裁判所で裁かれる権利（聖職者特権）を主張できたもの
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(UK, law, historical) A legal provision by which clergymen (and, later, anybody who could read) could claim that they were outside the jurisdiction of the secular courts and be tried instead in an ecclesiastical court under canon law.
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benefit of clergy
In the 16th century, many accused men attempted to claim the benefit of clergy to be tried by an ecclesiastical court rather than face secular justice.
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In the 16th century, many accused men attempted to claim the benefit of clergy to be tried by an ecclesiastical court rather than face secular justice.
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