▁four ▁ways : ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁or ▁ret irement ▁effect ed ▁by ▁writing ▁to ▁the ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament s ; ▁ ▁Autom atic ▁exp ulsion ▁through ▁failing ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁single ▁sitting ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁throughout ▁a ▁whole ▁session ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁months ▁duration ▁without ▁leave ▁of ▁absence , ▁being ▁susp ended ▁for ▁that ▁session ▁or ▁being ▁ex empt ed ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁for ▁special ▁circumstances ; ▁ ▁Autom atic ▁exp ulsion ▁through ▁conv iction ▁of ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ence ▁where ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁is ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁year ; ▁ ▁Exp ulsion ▁by ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁While ▁these ▁provide ▁for ▁non - m emb ership ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁to ▁disc laim ▁their ▁peer age ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁a ▁her edit ary ▁peer ▁can ▁disc laim ▁their s . ▁ ▁St yles ▁and ▁titles ▁▁ ▁D uk es ▁use ▁His ▁Grace , ▁Mar qu esses ▁use ▁The ▁Most ▁Hon ou rable ▁and ▁other ▁pe ers ▁use ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable . ▁Pe er esses ▁( wh ether ▁they ▁hold ▁peer ages ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right ▁or ▁are ▁w ives ▁of ▁pe ers ) ▁use ▁equivalent ▁styles . ▁ ▁In ▁speech , ▁any ▁peer ▁or ▁peer ess ▁except ▁a ▁Duke ▁or ▁Duch ess ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Lord ▁X ▁or ▁Lady ▁X . ▁The ▁exception ▁is ▁a ▁suo ▁j ure ▁baron ess ▁( that ▁is , ▁one ▁holding ▁the ▁dign