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Asyle
Asyle, a sanctuary or place of refuge for offenders to fly to
Alsatia
district in London between the Thames and Fleet Street, and adjoining the Temple, which, possessing certain privileges of sanctuary, became for that reason a nest of those mischievous characters who were generally obnoxious to the law; see
Declinatory plea
Declinatory plea, a plea of sanctuary, also pleading of benefit of clergy before trial or conviction. Abolished by (English) 6 & 7 Geo. 4,
Whitefriars
Whitefriars, a place in London between the Temple and Blackfriars, which was formerly a sanctuary, and therefore privileged from arrest see ALSATIA
Savoy
Savoy, one of the old privileged places, or sanctuaries. See SANCTUARY.
Restitutione extracti ab ecclesia
extracti ab ecclesia, a writ to restore a man to the church, which he had recovered for his sanctuary, being suspected of felony, Reg. Brev. 69.
Mynster-ham
mansio, Lat.), monastic habitation; [perhaps the part of a monastery set apart for purposes of hospitality or as sanctuary for criminals, Anc. Inst. Eng.
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