Conventry Act (English) - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Conventry Act (English) (22 & 23 Car. 2, c. 1), by which it was made a capital felony to disable with intent to disfigure,so called because it was passed in consequence of an assault upon Sir John Coventry. Repealed y 9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 1.