Privilegium Clericale / Benefit of Clergy (clerical immunity)
Self-Authored Root — clerical immunity (12th c.)
Clergy (later, anyone literate enough to read the 'neck verse') claimed exemption from secular-court jurisdiction, tried instead in ecclesiastical courts under canon law; emerged prominently in the 12th c. amid church-crown tension, formalized after Becket's murder (1170) and Henry II's concessions;…
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