Slave Trade Act 1843
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The Slave Trade Act 1843 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier anti-slavery legislation by further criminalizing participation in the slave trade throughout the British Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slave Trade Act 1843 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547795 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slave Trade Act 1843 Context triple: [Slave Trade Act 1807, followedBy, Slave Trade Act 1843]
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A.
Slave Trade Act 1824
The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
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B.
Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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C.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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D.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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E.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slave Trade Act 1843 Target entity description: The Slave Trade Act 1843 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier anti-slavery legislation by further criminalizing participation in the slave trade throughout the British Empire.
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A.
Slave Trade Act 1824
The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
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B.
Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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C.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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D.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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E.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
freedom from enslavement ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British subjects
ⓘ
territories of the British Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToConcept |
illegal slave trading
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic | later phase of British anti-slavery legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
expanded criminal liability for involvement in the slave trade
ⓘ
extended reach of British anti-slavery enforcement ⓘ increased penalties for participation in the slave trade ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
British colonial authorities
ⓘ
courts of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
British courts
Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form:
British naval forces
|
| follows |
Slave Trade Act 1807
ⓘ
Slave Trade Act 1824 ⓘ Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequence | criminal prosecution for offenders ⓘ |
| hasType |
anti-slavery law
ⓘ
prohibition law ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | abolitionist movement in Britain ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
ⓘ
international law aspects ⓘ maritime law ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at time of enactment ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| mainSubject |
abolition of slavery
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ |
| partOf | British anti-slavery legislation ⓘ |
| prohibits |
equipping or fitting out ships for the slave trade
ⓘ
financing or aiding the slave trade ⓘ participation in the slave trade by British subjects ⓘ |
| purpose |
to further criminalize participation in the slave trade
ⓘ
to strengthen earlier anti-slavery legislation ⓘ |
| regulates |
British ships engaged in slave trading
ⓘ
British subjects involved in slave trading activities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British efforts to suppress the slave trade
ⓘ
Royal Navy West Africa Squadron enforcement ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy West Africa Squadron
|
| shortDescription | British Act of Parliament strengthening laws against the slave trade ⓘ |
| topic | suppression of the slave trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slave Trade Act 1843 Description of subject: The Slave Trade Act 1843 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier anti-slavery legislation by further criminalizing participation in the slave trade throughout the British Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.