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单词 Black Act
释义

Black Act

English

Proper noun

the Black Act

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

References

  • Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), Black Act”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson [] , London: John Murray, [].

Anagrams

  • Black Cat, black cat
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