Frame Breaking Act 1812
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The Frame Breaking Act 1812 was a British law that made the destruction of industrial textile machinery a capital offense, aimed at suppressing early 19th-century labor unrest and machine-breaking protests.
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| Frame Breaking Act 1812 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Frame Breaking Act 1812 Context triple: [Luddite disturbances, legalResponse, Frame Breaking Act 1812]
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
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C.
Interpretation Act of 1840
The Interpretation Act of 1840 was a pivotal Brazilian law that effectively ended the regency period by allowing the early declaration of Emperor Pedro II’s majority, thus restoring the empire’s monarchical rule.
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D.
Peel’s Act
Peel’s Act is the landmark 1829 British law that created the modern professional Metropolitan Police force in London under the reforms of Sir Robert Peel.
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E.
Pass Laws Act
The Pass Laws Act was a key piece of apartheid legislation in South Africa that controlled and restricted the movement of Black people through mandatory pass documents, enforcing racial segregation and labor exploitation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frame Breaking Act 1812 Target entity description: The Frame Breaking Act 1812 was a British law that made the destruction of industrial textile machinery a capital offense, aimed at suppressing early 19th-century labor unrest and machine-breaking protests.
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A.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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B.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
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C.
Interpretation Act of 1840
The Interpretation Act of 1840 was a pivotal Brazilian law that effectively ended the regency period by allowing the early declaration of Emperor Pedro II’s majority, thus restoring the empire’s monarchical rule.
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D.
Peel’s Act
Peel’s Act is the landmark 1829 British law that created the modern professional Metropolitan Police force in London under the reforms of Sir Robert Peel.
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E.
Pass Laws Act
The Pass Laws Act was a key piece of apartheid legislation in South Africa that controlled and restricted the movement of Black people through mandatory pass documents, enforcing racial segregation and labor exploitation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Luddite machine-breakers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
industrial textile machinery
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power looms ⓘ stocking frames ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalizes |
breaking of stocking frames
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destruction of industrial textile machinery ⓘ machine-breaking ⓘ |
| enforcement |
criminal courts of England
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criminal courts of Wales ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Luddite riots
NERFINISHED
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early 19th-century labor unrest in Britain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
elevated frame-breaking to a capital felony
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expanded use of capital punishment for property crimes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Luddite movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frame-breaking ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concern over economic disruption from machine-breaking
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pressure from industrialists and manufacturers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh penalties for economic protest
ⓘ
use of capital punishment to control labor unrest ⓘ |
| partOf | British criminal law ⓘ |
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| penaltyType | capital punishment ⓘ |
| purpose |
to deter industrial sabotage
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to respond to labor unrest in the textile industry ⓘ to suppress machine-breaking ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Luddite movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of capital punishment in the United Kingdom ⓘ industrial relations in 19th-century Britain ⓘ textile industry in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| shortDescription | British law making frame-breaking a capital offense ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeDefined | felony ⓘ |
| victimType | property of manufacturers ⓘ |
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Subject: Frame Breaking Act 1812 Description of subject: The Frame Breaking Act 1812 was a British law that made the destruction of industrial textile machinery a capital offense, aimed at suppressing early 19th-century labor unrest and machine-breaking protests.
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