Treason Act 1790
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The Treason Act 1790 was a British law that refined and extended existing treason legislation in the late 18th century, influencing how treason was defined and prosecuted in subsequent statutes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treason Act 1790 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13044829 — 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: Treason Act 1790 Context triple: [later Treason Acts, relatedTo, Treason Act 1790]
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A.
Treason Act 1945
The Treason Act 1945 is a United Kingdom statute that modernized the law of treason, particularly to facilitate the prosecution of wartime traitors under contemporary criminal procedures.
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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.
Mutiny Act
The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
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D.
Treason
Treason is a British historical drama television series that follows a rising MI6 agent whose past catches up with him, threatening both his career and national security.
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E.
later Treason Acts
The later Treason Acts are a series of British laws that expanded, modified, or clarified the definition and prosecution of treason beyond the framework established by the medieval Statute of Treasons 1351.
- 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: Treason Act 1790 Target entity description: The Treason Act 1790 was a British law that refined and extended existing treason legislation in the late 18th century, influencing how treason was defined and prosecuted in subsequent statutes.
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A.
Treason Act 1945
The Treason Act 1945 is a United Kingdom statute that modernized the law of treason, particularly to facilitate the prosecution of wartime traitors under contemporary criminal procedures.
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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.
Mutiny Act
The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
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D.
Treason
Treason is a British historical drama television series that follows a rising MI6 agent whose past catches up with him, threatening both his career and national security.
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E.
later Treason Acts
The later Treason Acts are a series of British laws that expanded, modified, or clarified the definition and prosecution of treason beyond the framework established by the medieval Statute of Treasons 1351.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Great Britain
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | treason offences ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| effect |
extended existing treason legislation
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influenced later treason statutes ⓘ refined existing treason legislation ⓘ |
| follows |
Treason Act 1351
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linked to:
Statute of Treasons 1351
Treason Act 1708 ⓘ Treason Act 1714 ⓘ Treason Act 1743 ⓘ Treason Act 1753 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Georgian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
later statutory definitions of treason
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subsequent British treason legislation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of British criminal law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalField | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
criminal law
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law of treason ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationEnacted | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| partOf | British treason law ⓘ |
| shortName | Treason Act 1790 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
definition of treason
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prosecution of treason ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOffenceRegulated |
high treason
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treason-related offences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treason Act 1790 Description of subject: The Treason Act 1790 was a British law that refined and extended existing treason legislation in the late 18th century, influencing how treason was defined and prosecuted in subsequent statutes.
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