Act of Attainder

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bill_of_Attainder
gptkbp:category gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Tudor_period
medieval England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Act of Attainder
gptkbp:notableExample Act of Attainder 1536 (Anne Boleyn)
Act of Attainder 1649 (Charles I)
gptkbp:penalty death
loss of civil rights
forfeiture of property
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Article_I,_Section_10,_U.S._Constitution
Article I, Section 9, U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:purpose declare a person guilty of a crime
impose punishment without trial
gptkbp:relatedConcept bill of pains and penalties
gptkbp:usedIn English law
Irish law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1689_Irish_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7