Administration of Justice Act

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Act of Parliament of Great Britain Intolerable Act

The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Administration of Justice Act 1774	0
Murder Act	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Intolerable Act ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Administration of Justice Act ⓘ surface form: Murder Act
appliesToJurisdiction	Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
areaOfLaw	colonial law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ
broaderConflict	American colonial resistance to British imperial policy ⓘ
category	18th-century legislation in Great Britain ⓘ Intolerable Acts ⓘ surface form: Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain concerning the American colonies
context	passed in response to the Boston Tea Party ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
criticizedFor	removing defendants from the community where alleged crimes occurred ⓘ shielding British officials from accountability in the colonies ⓘ
effect	contributed to the convening of the First Continental Congress ⓘ increased colonial resentment toward British rule ⓘ undermined confidence in local colonial courts ⓘ
enactedByMonarch	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III
geographicFocus	Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
historicalPeriod	prelude to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
influenced	colonial demands for judicial independence ⓘ
inForceDuring	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolutionary period
inspired	colonial propaganda against British tyranny ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalChange	permitted transfer of trials of royal officials to Great Britain ⓘ permitted transfer of trials of royal officials to other colonies ⓘ
legalStatusAtTime	binding law in the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
motivatedBy	desire to ensure impartial trials for British officials ⓘ
partOf	Intolerable Acts ⓘ surface form: Coercive Acts Intolerable Acts ⓘ
perceivedByColonistsAs	instrument of arbitrary power ⓘ violation of the right to trial by a local jury ⓘ
purpose	to alter legal procedures in the American colonies ⓘ to protect British officials from hostile colonial juries ⓘ
relatedTo	Intolerable Acts ⓘ surface form: Boston Port Act Boston Tea Party ⓘ Intolerable Acts ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Government Act Quartering Act ⓘ surface form: Quartering Act 1774
shortDescription	British act allowing trials of colonial officials to be moved out of Massachusetts ⓘ
targetedGroup	royal officials accused of capital offenses in Massachusetts ⓘ
year	1774 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Administration of Justice Act → alsoKnownAs → Administration of Justice Act ⓘ

subject surface form: Administration of Justice Act 1774

this entity surface form: Murder Act

Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) → criticizes → Administration of Justice Act ⓘ

Intolerable Acts → hasPart → Administration of Justice Act ⓘ

Province of Massachusetts Bay → introducedLaw → Administration of Justice Act ⓘ

Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress → protests → Administration of Justice Act ⓘ