Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746

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The Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 was a British law that abolished the traditional judicial and feudal powers of Scottish clan chiefs and landowners, centralizing legal authority in the Crown in the aftermath of the Jacobite risings.


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Jacobite risings
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Jacobite rising of 1745 ("Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746")
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