Coercion Act 1881

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom coercion act

The Coercion Act 1881 was a controversial British law imposed in Ireland that allowed for detention without trial and other repressive measures to suppress agrarian unrest during the Land War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Coercion Act 1881 canonical	1
Coercion Acts in Ireland	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ coercion act ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Protection of Person and Property (Ireland) Act 1881 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	persons suspected of involvement in Land War violence ⓘ suspected agrarian agitators in Ireland ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedAs	controversial ⓘ repressive ⓘ
country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	curtailment of civil liberties in Ireland ⓘ imprisonment of Irish political leaders ⓘ increased Irish nationalist resentment toward British rule ⓘ intensification of the Land War ⓘ mass arrests of suspected agrarian agitators ⓘ
hasPurpose	maintenance of public order in Ireland ⓘ protection of life and property ⓘ suppression of agrarian unrest ⓘ
historicalContext	Irish Land War NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Question in late 19th century British politics ⓘ
inspiredOppositionTactic	obstructionism in the House of Commons by Irish MPs ⓘ
introducedBy	William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalAllows	arrest on suspicion ⓘ curfew and movement restrictions in proclaimed areas ⓘ detention without trial ⓘ imprisonment without ordinary judicial process ⓘ proclamation of disturbed districts ⓘ searches and seizures without normal warrants in proclaimed areas ⓘ special powers for the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ suspension of habeas corpus in Ireland ⓘ
legalField	criminal procedure ⓘ emergency powers legislation ⓘ public order law ⓘ
location	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Charles Stewart Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Rule MPs NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish nationalists ⓘ
partOfSeries	British coercion acts for Ireland ⓘ
relatedTo	Charles Stewart Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Land Act 1881 NERFINISHED ⓘ Land League NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	Irish nationalist protests ⓘ historical studies of British rule in Ireland ⓘ parliamentary debates in Westminster ⓘ
supportedBy	Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalContext	1881 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Gladstone’s third Liberal government → legislativeAchievement → Coercion Act 1881 ⓘ

British administration in Ireland → notablePolicy → Coercion Act 1881 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coercion Acts in Ireland