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.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Luddite machine-breakers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
industrial textile machinery
ⓘ
power looms ⓘ stocking frames ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalizes |
breaking of stocking frames
ⓘ
destruction of industrial textile machinery ⓘ machine-breaking ⓘ |
| enforcement |
criminal courts of England
ⓘ
criminal courts of Wales ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Luddite riots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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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