Misdemeanours Act 1819

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom British statute

The Misdemeanours Act 1819 was a British law passed in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre to speed up the prosecution of political offenders and suppress radical and reformist activities.

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Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ British statute ⓘ
aimedAt	political agitators ⓘ radical reformers ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateEnacted	1819 ⓘ
effect	facilitated quicker trials of political defendants ⓘ shortened legal processes for trying misdemeanours ⓘ
historicalContext	aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Regency era ⓘ
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	historical statute ⓘ
legalSubject	misdemeanours ⓘ political offences ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf	repressive legislation following the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ
purpose	to speed up the prosecution of political offenders ⓘ to suppress radical political activities ⓘ to suppress reformist activities ⓘ
relatedTo	Peterloo Massacre ⓘ Six Acts ⓘ
subjectMatter	criminal justice procedure ⓘ public order ⓘ state security ⓘ
temporalContext	post-Peterloo period ⓘ
typeOfRegulation	criminal procedure law ⓘ

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Six Acts → hasPart → Misdemeanours Act 1819 ⓘ

Seditious Meetings Act 1819 → relatedTo → Misdemeanours Act 1819 ⓘ