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Peerage in Europe<\/h1>\n

Definition of Peerage<\/h2>\n

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The peerage consists, in order of precedence, of dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons.
Peine forte et dure
The torture inflicted upon a prisoner indicted for felony who refused to plead and submit to the jurisdiction of the Court. Heavy weights were applied to his body until he consented to be tried by pleading ” guilty ” or ” not guilty,” or until he died.
Originally the Courts had no jurisdiction in felonies except by consent of the parties, and a prisoner who refused to plead thereby escaped the attainder and forfeiture of property which resulted from conviction of felony.
In 1772 the statute 12 Geo. 3, c. 20, made refusal to plead to a charge of felony equivalent to a plea of guilty, and abolished the peine forte et dure<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n

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