Treason Act 1586
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title:
Treason Act 1586
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The Treason Act 1586 or the Errors in Attainders Act 1586 was an Act of the Parliament of England. Its long title was "An act concerning errors in records of attainders of high treason." It stated that where a person had been executed for high treason, their conviction was not to be posthumously overturned or "reversed" at the suit of their heirs. This was because "through corruption or negligent keeping, the records of attainders of treason happen many times to be impaired, blemished or otherwi
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Act of the Parliament of England concerning errors in records of attainders of high treason
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_Act_1586
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2011-11-03T18:18:14Z
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2024-09-11T10:45:57Z
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