Treason Act 1814

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The Treason Act 1814 was a British law that reformed and clarified the punishment and procedures for high treason, notably replacing some of the more brutal traditional penalties with less severe forms of execution.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
appliesToJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
areaOfLaw offences against the state
clarifies procedural aspects of trials for high treason
concerns capital punishment
sovereign protection
state security
country United Kingdom
defines methods of execution for persons convicted of high treason
hasCategory Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Treason in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1814
hasEffectOn criminal procedure in treason cases
sentencing in treason cases
historicalPeriod Regency era
inForceIn 19th century United Kingdom
isPartOf British criminal law history
jurisdiction United Kingdom
language English
legalStatus historical statute
legalSubject constitutional law
criminal law
treason law
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
longTitle An Act to alter the Punishment in certain Cases of High Treason
modified penalties for women convicted of high treason
partOf United Kingdom treason legislation
penaltyChange abolished some of the more brutal traditional penalties for high treason
substituted less severe forms of execution for high treason
purpose to clarify procedures relating to high treason
to reform the punishment for high treason
reforms procedures for trying high treason
punishment for high treason
region Great Britain
relatedTo Treason Act 1351
Treason Act 1790
Treason Act 1842
Treason Felony Act 1848
replaced traditional penalties for high treason involving drawing and quartering for men
replacedWith hanging until dead for men convicted of high treason
royalAssent 1814
shortTitle Treason Act 1814
subjectOf reforms of capital punishment in the United Kingdom
typeOfCrimeAddressed high treason
yearOfEnactment 1814

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later Treason Acts relatedTo Treason Act 1814
Treason Act 1814 shortTitle Treason Act 1814