Treason Act 1795
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title:
Treason Act 1795
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The Treason Act 1795 was one of the Two Acts introduced by the British government in the wake of the stoning of King George III on his way to open Parliament in 1795, the other being the Seditious Meetings Act 1795. The Act made it high treason to "within the realm or without compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint, of the person of ... the King". This was derived from the Sed
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Great Britain legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_Act_1795
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2023-10-02T19:45:52Z
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