- clergy privilege
- Formerly, exemption given to clergy from being tried in civil courts because of availability of trial in canonical court.See benefit of clergy
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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clergy privilege — Formerly, exemption given to clergy from being tried in civil courts because of availability of trial in canonical court. See benefit of clergy … Black's law dictionary
Clergy — Cler gy, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi[ e], F. clerg[ e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar, clerc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Privilege — • A permanent concession made by a legislator outside of the common law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Privilege Privilege … Catholic encyclopedia
Privilege — A privilege mdash;etymologically private law or law relating to a specific individual mdash;is a special entitlement or immunity granted by a government or other authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis. A… … Wikipedia
Priest–penitent privilege — Evidence Part of the … Wikipedia
Priest-penitent privilege — The priest penitent privilege, also known as the clergy privilege, is an application of the principle of privileged communication that protects the contents of communications between a member of the clergy and a penitent, who shares information… … Wikipedia
Benefit of clergy — Clergy Cler gy, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi[ e], F. clerg[ e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Regular clergy — Clergy Cler gy, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi[ e], F. clerg[ e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secular clergy — Clergy Cler gy, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie, F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused with OF. clergi[ e], F. clerg[ e], fr. LL. clericatus office of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL. scholar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benefit of Clergy — Privilege enjoyed by members of the clergy, including tonsured clerks, placing them beyond the jurisdiction of secular courts. However, the penalties imposed by church courts were often harsh … Medieval glossary
