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benefit of clergy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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they are living together without benefit of clergy.
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benefit of clergy
In 1533 benefit of clergy was withdrawn from those who refused to enter a plea.
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This opened the door to literate lay defendants also claiming the benefit of clergy.
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The point is made by displaying a man and a woman in residence without benefit of clergy.
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It is quite obviously designed for the exclusive benefit of clergy and their employers.
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In 1575, a statute of Elizabeth I radically changed the effect of the benefit of clergy.
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With the abolition of branding in 1779, benefit of clergy was no longer an option in most cases.
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He had a wife and family in the suburbs and something of the same arrangement, though without benefit of clergy, in town.
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At first, in order to plead the benefit of clergy, one had to appear before the court tonsured and otherwise wearing ecclesiastical dress.
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As a result of this leniency in the ecclesiastical courts, a number of reforms were undertaken to combat the abuse of the benefit of clergy.
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