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Benefit of clergy
- A privilege enjoyed by members of the clergy, including tonsured clerks, placing them beyond the jurisdiction of secular courts.
- The legal privilege of those who could prove they were clergy to be tried and sentenced for felonies in the church courts and punished by the church.
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