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declinatory  plea.Hist.  A  pretrial  plea  claiming  benefit  of  clergy.  —  Also  termed  plea  of sanctuary. See BENEFIT OF CLERGY. [Blacks Law 8th]

declinatory exception (di-klIn-<<schwa>>-tor-ee). See EXCEPTION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

declination   (dek-l<<schwa>>-nay-sh<<schwa>>n).1.   A   deviation   from   proper   course <declination  of  duty>.2.  An  act  of  refusal  <declination  of  a  gift>.3.  A  document  filed  by  a fiduciary who chooses not to serve. 4. At common law, a plea to the court’s jurisdiction by reason of the judge’s personal interest in the lawsuit. — Also termed (esp. in sense…

de  clero  (dee  kleer-oh),  n.[Law  Latin  “concerning  the  clergy”]  The  statute  of  25  Edw.  3 addressing clerical matters, including presentations and indictments. [Blacks Law 8th]

de clerico infra sacros ordines constituto, non eligendo in officium (dee kler-<<schwa>>-koh in-fr<<schwa>>        sak-rohs        or-di-neez        kon-sti-tyoo-toh,        non        el-i-jen-doh        in <<schwa>>-fish-ee-<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin “for not electing a clerk in holy orders to office”] Hist. A writ ordering a cleric’s release from secular office. • The writ was addressed to the bailiff or other person who had…

de  clerico  convicto  commisso  gaolae  in  defectu  ordinarii  deliberando.See  CLERICO CONVICTO COMMISSO GAOLAE IN DEFECTU ORDINARII DELIBERANDO. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  clerico  capto  per  statutum  mercatorium  deliberando  (dee  kler-<<schwa>>-koh  kap-toh p<<schwa>>r  st<<schwa>>-tyoo-t<<schwa>>m m<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>-tor-ee-<<schwa>>m  di-lib-<<schwa>>-ran-doh),  n.[Law  Latin  “for delivering  a  clerk  arrested  on  a  statute  merchant”]  Hist.  A  writ  ordering  the  release  of  a  clerk imprisoned for breaching a statute merchant. — Often shortened to de clerico capto per statutum mercatorium. [Blacks Law 8th]

de clerico admittendo (dee kler-<<schwa>>-koh ad-mi-ten-doh), n.[Law Latin “for admitting a clerk”] Hist. A writ of execution commanding a bishop to accept a nominee for a vacant benefice. •  A  benefice’s  patron  could  enforce  the  right  to  fill  a  vacancy  (the  right  of  presentation)  in  the Court  of  Common  Pleas  by  writ  of  quare  impedit. …

de clauso fracto (dee klaw-zoh frak-toh). [Law Latin] Of a breach of close. See TRESPASS QUARE; CLAUSUM FREGIT. [Blacks Law 8th]

de claro die (dee klair-oh dI-ee). [Law Latin “by clear day”] By daylight. [Blacks Law 8th]