Hanging Judge

E767731

nickname

Hanging Judge is the notorious nickname of George Jeffreys, the 17th-century English judge infamous for his harsh and brutal sentencing, especially during the Bloody Assizes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hanging Judge canonical	1
The Bloody Judge	1

Statements (27)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname ⓘ
appliedTo	George Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Bloody Assizes NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithLegalSystem	English law NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithLocation	England NERFINISHED ⓘ West Country ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch	James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Reign of James II ⓘ
associatedWithPunishmentType	hanging GENERATED ⓘ
associatedWithRepressionOf	Monmouth Rebellion GENERATED ⓘ
associatedWithReputation	judicial cruelty ⓘ severity in sentencing ⓘ
associatedWithRole	judge ⓘ
associatedWithTitle	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
connotation	harsh justice ⓘ notorious ⓘ
countryOfContext	England NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubjectName	George Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubjectOccupation	judge ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	Bloody Assizes NERFINISHED ⓘ brutal sentencing ⓘ harsh sentencing ⓘ
refersTo	George Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAsExampleOf	abuse of judicial power ⓘ judicial harshness ⓘ
usedInCentury	17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Judge George Jeffreys → nickname → Hanging Judge ⓘ

subject surface form: George Jeffreys

Harry Alan Towers → notableWork → Hanging Judge ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Bloody Judge