Treason Act 1814
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The Treason Act 1814 was a British law that reformed and clarified the punishment and procedures for high treason, notably replacing some of the more brutal traditional penalties with less severe forms of execution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treason Act 1814 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | offences against the state ⓘ |
| clarifies | procedural aspects of trials for high treason ⓘ |
| concerns |
capital punishment
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sovereign protection ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | methods of execution for persons convicted of high treason ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
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Treason in the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1814 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
criminal procedure in treason cases
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sentencing in treason cases ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForceIn | 19th century United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British criminal law history ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ treason law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to alter the Punishment in certain Cases of High Treason ⓘ |
| modified | penalties for women convicted of high treason ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom treason legislation ⓘ |
| penaltyChange |
abolished some of the more brutal traditional penalties for high treason
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substituted less severe forms of execution for high treason ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify procedures relating to high treason
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to reform the punishment for high treason ⓘ |
| reforms |
procedures for trying high treason
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punishment for high treason ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treason Act 1351
NERFINISHED
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Treason Act 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treason Act 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treason Felony Act 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | traditional penalties for high treason involving drawing and quartering for men ⓘ |
| replacedWith | hanging until dead for men convicted of high treason ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1814 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Treason Act 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | reforms of capital punishment in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeAddressed | high treason ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1814 ⓘ |
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