Assertion: hundredweight | /r/CapableOf | become legal
Facets:
value: in 1824
type: TEMPORAL
value: in 1879
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 1879, it became legal again to use of measurement of 100 pounds in Britain, but it must be referred to as a "cental.
text: In 1824, it became illegal for British merchants to use the term hundredweight to refer to a unit of 100 pounds, and merchants could be sued for fraudulent activity for doing so.