Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1677
Introduction The '''Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Act 1677''' (29 Cha. 2.c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of England. It abolished the death penalty for heresy, blasphemy, atheism, schism, and such crimes. The whole act was repealed by section 87 of, and schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 (No. 1).
See also * Blasphemy law in the United Kingdom* Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
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