Neck Verse
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Neck verse, means a verse, which was used as a literary test for an accused who claimed benefit of clergy. An accused who read the passage satisfactorily would not receive the maximum sentence (the person's neck would be saved), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1053.
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