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单词 non-clergyable
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non-clergyableadj.

Brit. /ˌnɒnˈkləːdʒɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌnɑnˈklərdʒiəbəl/
Forms: see non- prefix and clergyable adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, clergyable adj.
Etymology: < non- prefix + clergyable adj.
Law. Now historical and rare.
Of an offence: not admitting of a plea of benefit of clergy (and therefore disallowing an exemption or more lenient sentence); = unclergyable adj. Opposed to clergyable.Almost always used with reference to the extended application of ‘benefit of clergy’ to first-time offenders: see note at unclergyable adj.
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penalc1443
capital?1531
purgeable1644
transportable1769
statutable1782
unclergyable1817
non-clergyable1826
extraditable1887
sanctionable1927
imprisonable1971
1826 J. Chitty Pract. Treaty Criminal Law (ed. 2) I. Addenda 1015 Where the prisoner is convicted of a non-clergyable felony, a pardon..countersigned by one of the principal secretaries of state, is sufficient.
1917 Amer. Hist. Rev 22 556 For a first offense..any man or woman could, after 1705, claim benefit of clergy unless the offense was expressly declared non-clergyable by statute.
1982 Amer. Jrnl. Legal Hist. 26 339 This statute..allowed courts to order that those convicted of non-clergyable offenses but conditionally pardoned be transported for fourteen years.
2005 Representations 89 57 (note) See..Green's comments on Cockburn's statistics on jury acquittals of nonclergiable highway robberies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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