Burial of Suicides Act 1823
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burial-of-suicides-act-1823-189-16549759
title:
Burial of Suicides Act 1823
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The Burial of Suicides Act 1823 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom granted royal assent on 8 July that year and coming into effect on that date. It removed the ban on burial of suicides in consecrated ground and banned the previous practices of burying them on highways and with a stake through the body. It stipulated that such burials had to occur between 9 pm and midnight within 24 hours of the conclusion of the coroner's inquest on the body and only allowed the use of the buria
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_of_Suicides_Act_1823
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2024-08-29T12:29:47Z
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2024-09-09T10:09:59Z
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