Declinatory Plea
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In English practice. The plea of sanctuary or of bane-fit of clergy, before trial or conviction.
2 Hale, P. C. 236; 4 Bl. Comm. 333.
Now abolished.
4 Steph. Comm. 400, note; Id. 436, note.