Mutiny Act
E283389
The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mutiny Act canonical | 1 |
| Mutiny Act 1689 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2635100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mutiny Act Context triple: [British Articles of War, relatedTo, Mutiny Act]
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Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
Petition of Right 1628
The Petition of Right 1628 was a landmark English constitutional document that challenged King Charles I’s abuses of power by asserting fundamental rights such as protection from arbitrary imprisonment and taxation without Parliament’s consent.
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Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
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E.
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is a landmark English statute that strengthened legal protections against unlawful imprisonment by ensuring prompt judicial review of detentions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mutiny Act Target entity description: The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
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A.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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B.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
Petition of Right 1628
The Petition of Right 1628 was a landmark English constitutional document that challenged King Charles I’s abuses of power by asserting fundamental rights such as protection from arbitrary imprisonment and taxation without Parliament’s consent.
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D.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
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E.
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is a landmark English statute that strengthened legal protections against unlawful imprisonment by ensuring prompt judicial review of detentions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British Army
ⓘ
soldiers in British service ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| effect |
limited the duration of military law to one year unless renewed
ⓘ
made desertion a specific military offence ⓘ made mutiny a specific military offence ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Parliament of England
ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| ensured | parliamentary control over the standing army ⓘ |
| followedBy | Army Act 1881 ⓘ |
| governs | relationship between Parliament and the army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clauses limiting duration of the standing army
ⓘ
provisions for capital punishment for mutiny ⓘ provisions for courts-martial ⓘ provisions for punishment of desertion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern British military law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
military law ⓘ |
| legalForm | annual act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | expired ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
desertion
ⓘ
military discipline ⓘ mutiny ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
to prevent the Crown from maintaining a standing army without parliamentary consent
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to provide a legal basis for military discipline in peacetime ⓘ |
| regulates |
discipline in the standing army
ⓘ
punishment for desertion ⓘ punishment for mutiny ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
civil–military relations in Britain ⓘ standing army controversy in England ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Army Act 1881 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1689 ⓘ |
| temporalQualification | renewed annually by Parliament ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction |
capital punishment
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corporal punishment ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
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Subject: Mutiny Act Description of subject: The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
Referenced by (2)
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