Black Act (English, name)
expansion: the Black Act
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: UK
historical
glosses: 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.
tags: India
derogatory
historical
Forms:
form: the Black Act
tags: canonical