Corresponding Societies Act 1799

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The Corresponding Societies Act 1799 was a British law enacted to suppress radical political organizations and restrict popular political association and debate in the wake of fears about revolutionary activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
British statute ⓘ
aimedAt controlling political correspondence with foreign radicals ⓘ
preventing organization of reform movements ⓘ
appliesTo subjects of the British Crown ⓘ
associatedWith British counter-revolutionary measures ⓘ
repressive legislation of the 1790s ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateEnacted 1799 ⓘ
effect limitation of mass political participation ⓘ
suppression of organized radical reform groups ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
government Pitt the Younger ministry ⓘ
linked to: Pitt ministry
governs formation of political societies ⓘ
political correspondence with foreign entities ⓘ
hasConsequence criminal penalties for unauthorized political societies ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the French Revolution ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of early modern state control over political organization ⓘ
jurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain criminal law ⓘ
public order law ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
motivation fear of revolutionary activity ⓘ
partOf British repressive legislation of the 1790s ⓘ
placeOfOrigin London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
purpose to restrict popular political association ⓘ
to restrict public political debate ⓘ
to suppress radical political organizations ⓘ
relatedTo Combination Acts ⓘ
Seditious Meetings Act 1795 ⓘ
Treasonable Practices Act 1795 ⓘ
restricted political clubs ⓘ
political meetings ⓘ
popular political associations ⓘ
subjectMatter political associations ⓘ
public order ⓘ
state security ⓘ
targeted corresponding societies ⓘ
radical political societies ⓘ
temporalContext late 18th century ⓘ
typeOfRestriction freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of political expression ⓘ
political association ⓘ

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London Corresponding Society → associatedWithLaw → Corresponding Societies Act 1799 ⓘ