Crimes Act of 1790
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title:
Crimes Act of 1790
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The Crimes Act of 1790, formally titled An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States, defined some of the first federal crimes in the United States and expanded on the criminal procedure provisions of the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Crimes Act was a "comprehensive statute defining an impressive variety of federal crimes". As an enactment of the First Congress, the Crimes Act is often regarded as a quasi-constitutional text. The punishment of treason, piracy, counterfeiti
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US bill
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_Act_of_1790
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2023-03-01T17:22:51Z
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