Massachusetts Body of Liberties
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
1641 |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Nathaniel_Ward
|
| gptkbp:contains |
freedom of speech
protection against double jeopardy protection against self-incrimination freedom of assembly prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment protection of property rights provisions for trial by jury |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
English common law
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:numberOfLiberties |
100
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Mayflower_Compact
gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_Connecticut |
| gptkbp:significance |
first legal code established by European colonists in New England
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cotton's_rules
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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