Black Act

UK historical India derogatory

(UK, historical) An act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1723 in response to a series of raids by two groups of poachers, known as the Blacks. It greatly strengthened the criminal code and specified over 200 capital crimes.

Japanese Meaning

「Black Act」とは、イギリス議会により1723年に制定された歴史的な法律で、2つの狩猟違反者集団（「Blacks」と呼ばれる）による襲撃に対抗するために制定されたものです。この法律は刑法を大幅に強化し、200以上の死刑を定める犯罪を明記しました。

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Historians often cite the Black Act as a turning point in British criminal law because it drastically expanded the number of capital offenses after a series of poaching raids.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

歴史家はしばしば、密猟の一連の襲撃に対応して1723年に制定され、死刑対象犯罪を大幅に増やした英国の密猟対策法をイギリス刑法の転機として挙げる。

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(India, historical, derogatory) Act XI., 1836, of the Indian Legislature, which placed European subjects on a level with natives as to their subjection in civil causes to the British East India Company's courts, including those under native judges.

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