Murder Act 1751

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:citation 25 Geo. 2. c. 37
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1751
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 June 1752
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Murder Act 1751
gptkbp:longTitle An Act for better preventing the horrid Crime of Murder
gptkbp:purpose to deter murder by requiring the bodies of executed murderers to be either publicly dissected or hung in chains
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 26 March 1752
gptkbp:relatedTo criminal law of England and Wales
capital punishment in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Offences_Against_the_Person_Act_1828
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Murder_Act_1751
gptkbp:status repealed
gptkbp:territory England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7