later Treason Acts

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom legislation
series of statutes
appliesTo subjects of the British Crown
basedOn Statute of Treasons 1351
category Acts of the Parliament of England
linked to: Acts of Parliament

Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Treason law in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
effect altered evidential rules in treason trials
changed penalties for treason
expanded categories of treasonable conduct
follows Statute of Treasons 1351
governs prosecution of treason in British courts
influencedBy political conflicts in Britain
religious conflicts in Britain
wars of succession in Britain
jurisdiction England
Ireland (historical)
linked to: Gaelic Ireland

Scotland
Wales
language English
legalDomain treason law
legalStatus some provisions repealed
some provisions still in force
legalSystem British law
English law
modifies common law of treason
partOf constitutional history of the United Kingdom
history of English criminal law
purpose clarify definition of treason
expand definition of treason
modify definition of treason
regulate prosecution of treason
relatedTo Treason Act 1495
linked to: later Treason Acts

Treason Act 1534
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Treason Act 1547
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Treason Act 1695
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Treason Act 1702
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Treason Act 1708
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Treason Act 1790
Treason Act 1814
Treason Act 1817 (Ireland)
Treason Act 1842
Treason Act 1945
Treason Felony Act 1848
subjectMatter high treason
treasonable offences
timePeriod early modern period
modern period

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Statute of Treasons 1351 citedBy later Treason Acts
Statute of Treasons 1351 relatedTo Treason Act 1790
linked to: later Treason Acts
Statute of Treasons 1351 relatedTo Treason Act 1814
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Statute of Treasons 1351 relatedTo Treason Act 1842
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1495
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1534
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1547
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1695
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1702
linked to: later Treason Acts
later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1708
linked to: later Treason Acts