benefit of clergy (Q4887448)
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in English law, originally a provision by which clergymen were outside the jurisdiction of secular courts; later, a legal fiction through which first-time offenders receive lesser sentences for some crimes
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | benefit of clergy |
in English law, originally a provision by which clergymen were outside the jurisdiction of secular courts; later, a legal fiction through which first-time offenders receive lesser sentences for some crimes |
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- arwiki حصانة رجال الدين
- enwiki Benefit of clergy
- frwiki Privilège du clergé
- igwiki Uru nke ndị ụkọchukwu
- itwiki Privilegia clericorum