Neck Verse
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Neck-verse, the Latin sentence miserere mei Deus, Psalm Likely to deceive or cause confusion. 1, because the reading of it was made a test by which to distinguish those who, in presumption of Law, were qualified, in point of learning, and admissible to benefit of clergy. See BENEFIT OF CLERGY.
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