Alien Act 1705
E306049
The Alien Act 1705 was a law passed by the Parliament of England that addressed the status and treatment of foreign nationals, particularly in the context of succession and security concerns following the Glorious Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alien Act 1705 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2868934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Act 1705 Context triple: [Act of Security 1704, relatedTo, Alien Act 1705]
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A.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Mutiny Act
The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
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C.
Dress Act 1746
The Dress Act 1746 was a British law that banned traditional Highland dress in Scotland as a means to suppress Highland culture and prevent further Jacobite rebellion.
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D.
Navigation Act 1696
The Navigation Act 1696 was a British law that strengthened imperial control over colonial trade by tightening enforcement of earlier Navigation Acts and expanding customs regulations in the American colonies.
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E.
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746
The Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 was a British law that abolished the traditional judicial and feudal powers of Scottish clan chiefs and landowners, centralizing legal authority in the Crown in the aftermath of the Jacobite risings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alien Act 1705 Target entity description: The Alien Act 1705 was a law passed by the Parliament of England that addressed the status and treatment of foreign nationals, particularly in the context of succession and security concerns following the Glorious Revolution.
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A.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Mutiny Act
The Mutiny Act was a series of annual laws passed by the British Parliament from the late 17th century that regulated military discipline, particularly addressing mutiny and desertion, and effectively ensured parliamentary control over the standing army.
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C.
Dress Act 1746
The Dress Act 1746 was a British law that banned traditional Highland dress in Scotland as a means to suppress Highland culture and prevent further Jacobite rebellion.
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D.
Navigation Act 1696
The Navigation Act 1696 was a British law that strengthened imperial control over colonial trade by tightening enforcement of earlier Navigation Acts and expanding customs regulations in the American colonies.
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E.
Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746
The Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 was a British law that abolished the traditional judicial and feudal powers of Scottish clan chiefs and landowners, centralizing legal authority in the Crown in the aftermath of the Jacobite risings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
protecting the Protestant succession
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protecting the security of the realm ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
aliens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ subjects of foreign states ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| follows | Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | historical statute of England ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Glorious Revolution settlement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public act ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
national security
ⓘ
status of foreign nationals ⓘ succession to the English throne ⓘ treatment of foreign nationals ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
security concerns after the Glorious Revolution
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succession concerns after the Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf | English constitutional and succession legislation ⓘ |
| passedBy | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| regulates |
obligations of foreign nationals in England
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rights of aliens in England ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1705 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alien Act 1705 Description of subject: The Alien Act 1705 was a law passed by the Parliament of England that addressed the status and treatment of foreign nationals, particularly in the context of succession and security concerns following the Glorious Revolution.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.