Treason Act 1790
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The Treason Act 1790 was a British law that refined and extended existing treason legislation in the late 18th century, influencing how treason was defined and prosecuted in subsequent statutes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treason Act 1790 canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Great Britain
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | treason offences ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| effect |
extended existing treason legislation
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influenced later treason statutes ⓘ refined existing treason legislation ⓘ |
| follows |
Treason Act 1351
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Treason Act 1708 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treason Act 1714 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treason Act 1743 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treason Act 1753 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later statutory definitions of treason
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subsequent British treason legislation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of British criminal law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalField | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
criminal law
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law of treason ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationEnacted | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British treason law ⓘ |
| shortName | Treason Act 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
definition of treason
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prosecution of treason ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOffenceRegulated |
high treason
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treason-related offences GENERATED ⓘ |
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