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Six Acts
Six Acts (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4, cc. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), passed to put down seditious meetings, etc.; of these, c. 1, the Unlawful Drilling Act, 1819; c.
Hundredors
Hundredors, men of a hundred. Until 1886 hundredors were liable for damage done by riots, under 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 31, which superseded all the prior statutes (repealed by 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c.
Sedition
of the societies; and the (English) Criminal Libel Act, 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4, c. 8). By the (English) Act of 1817, s. 23, which has no parallel in the Act of 1799, political
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Prerogative of mercy
only grantable under the Great Seal, but by s. 13 of the Criminal Law Act, 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 28) (see Chit. Stat. Tit. 'Criminal Law'), the King may grant a free pardon for
Bankrupt
future liability for the debts then existing. The law of bankruptcy, which dates from 34 & 35 Hen. 8, c. 4, after having been materially extended and altered by numerous statues of early date, and more recently
Banking policy
future liability for the debts then existing. The law of bankruptcy, which dates from 34 & 35 Hen. 8, c. 4, after having been materially extended and altered by numerous statues of early date, and more recently
Benefit of clergy
by making particular offences 'felony, without benefit of clergy' (see, e.g., the (English) Piracy Act, 1536 (28 Hen. 8, c. 15), s. 3), and finally the (English) Criminal Law Act, 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c.
Previous conviction
Previous conviction. The 11th s. of the (English) Criminal Law Act, 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 28), reciting that 'it is expedient to provide for the more exemplary punishment of offenders
Torture
1905, at p. 294, where attention is directed to the preamble of the Act for Pirates, 27 Hen. 8, c. 4 (repealed by the (English) Statute Law Revision Act, 1863). The infliction of intense pain to body
Good Friday
39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 42, passed for the better observance of Good Friday, and 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 15, provides that Good Friday and Christmas Day are to be excluded as 'non-business days'
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