Meaning BLACK ACT
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BLACK ACTThe Black Act was an Act of Parliament passed in Britain in 1723 during the reign King George I. It established death penalty for the unlawful killing or maiming of animals. The statute was passed in [..]
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BLACK ACT9 Geo. I. c. 22 is so called, because it was directed against the Waltham deer-stealers, who blackened their faces for disguise, and, under the name of Blacks, appeared in Epping Forest. This Act was [..]
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BLACK ACTa statute of 1723 that created over 50 *capital crimes, in response to fears of the 'Waltham Blacks', a gang of deer poachers in Hampshire who disguised themselves by 'blacking' th [..]
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