Don't forget that in a handful of places literal prayer is still part of legal procedure. For example: https://guernseypress.com/news/2016/12/15/man-raises-cla

Don't forget that in a handful of places literal prayer is still part of legal procedure. For example: https://guernseypress.com/news/2016/12/15/man-raises-clameur-de-haro-to-stop-planners/ https://guernseypress.com/news/2016/12/15/man-raises-clameur... The procedure used there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clameur_de_haro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clameur_de_haro