Disambiguation evidence for Administration of Justice Act via surface form

"Administration of Justice Act 1774"


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Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs Administration of Justice Act
surface form: Murder Act
appliesToJurisdiction Province of Massachusetts Bay
appliesToJurisdiction Thirteen Colonies
areaOfLaw colonial law
areaOfLaw criminal procedure
broaderConflict American colonial resistance to British imperial policy
category 18th-century legislation in Great Britain
category 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
criticizedFor shielding British officials from accountability in the colonies
effect contributed to the convening of the First Continental Congress
effect increased colonial resentment toward British rule
effect 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
inForceDuring American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolutionary period
influenced colonial demands for judicial independence
inspired colonial propaganda against British tyranny
instanceOf Act of Parliament of Great Britain
instanceOf Intolerable Act
language English
legalChange permitted transfer of trials of royal officials to Great Britain
legalChange 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
partOf Intolerable Acts
perceivedByColonistsAs instrument of arbitrary power
perceivedByColonistsAs violation of the right to trial by a local jury
purpose to alter legal procedures in the American colonies
purpose to protect British officials from hostile colonial juries
relatedTo Intolerable Acts
surface form: Boston Port Act
relatedTo Boston Tea Party
relatedTo Intolerable Acts
surface form: Massachusetts Government Act
relatedTo 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