Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal code
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
maintain social order
|
| gptkbp:allows |
theft
trial by jury drunkenness fornication |
| gptkbp:are |
strict
publicly accessible historically significant detailed a source of conflict subject to interpretation a response to societal issues codified in the 17th century enforced by magistrates eventually replaced by secular laws part of colonial governance a_reflection_of_Puritan_society |
| gptkbp:convictedOf |
witchcraft
blasphemy adultery |
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
community responsibility
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Puritans
court systems theocratic governance moral expectations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Puritan Law Codes
|
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for education
Criminal laws Civil laws Moral laws family laws capital offenses penalties for sin provisions for public morality regulations on behavior regulations on dress |
| gptkbp:influenced |
social norms
colonial governance later legal reforms American_legal_system |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Biblical law
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:New_England
|
| gptkbp:reflects |
cultural values
Puritan_beliefs Puritan_work_ethic |
| gptkbp:regulates |
Sunday observance
|
| gptkbp:requires |
public confession
|
| gptkbp:signature |
community standards
|