Slave Trade Act 1824
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The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slave Trade Act 1824 canonical | 3 |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547794 — 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: Slave Trade Act 1824 Context triple: [Slave Trade Act 1807, followedBy, Slave Trade Act 1824]
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A.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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C.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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D.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
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E.
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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: Slave Trade Act 1824 Target entity description: The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
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A.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Slavery Abolition Act 1843
The Slavery Abolition Act 1843 was a follow-up piece of British legislation that refined and extended the legal framework for ending slavery in the British Empire after the initial 1833 abolition act.
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C.
Slavery Abolition Act 1838
The Slavery Abolition Act 1838 was British legislation that finalized and accelerated the end of slavery in the British Empire by modifying and effectively curtailing the apprenticeship system established after the 1833 abolition act.
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D.
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was a landmark British law that ended slavery throughout most of the British Empire, leading to the emancipation of hundreds of thousands of enslaved people, particularly in the Caribbean.
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E.
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | suppression of the African slave trade ⓘ |
| amends | Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| appliesOn |
British colonies
ⓘ
high seas ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British subjects
ⓘ
ships under the British flag ⓘ |
| classification |
anti-slavery legislation
ⓘ
penal statute ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
admiralty court jurisdiction
ⓘ
naval seizure of slave ships ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedFollowing | perceived inadequacy of the Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal law
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle |
Slave Trade Act 1824
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade
|
| penaltyType |
forfeiture of goods
ⓘ
forfeiture of ships ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| policyArea |
colonial policy
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ |
| prohibits |
carrying away persons as slaves from Africa
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dealing in the purchase or sale of slaves ⓘ transporting slaves by sea ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve enforcement against the slave trade
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to increase penalties for participation in the slave trade ⓘ to strengthen the suppression of the slave trade ⓘ |
| regionAffected | British Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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Slave Trade Act 1843 ⓘ Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| replaces | Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Slave Trade Act 1824 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abolition of the slave trade
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| typeOfOffence | felony ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1824 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slave Trade Act 1824 Description of subject: The Slave Trade Act 1824 was a British law that strengthened and expanded earlier legislation against the transatlantic slave trade by increasing penalties and enforcement measures to suppress it more effectively.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade