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The Intolerable Acts, sometimes referred to as the Insufferable Acts or Coercive Acts, were a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest of the Tea Act , a tax measure enacted by Parliament in May 1773.
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The Unforgivable Curses are the three worst known spells of the Dark Arts. Their use is punishable by a life sentence in Azkaban prison. The Killing Curse causes immediate death. It has no cure and cannot be blocked by most magical means. Harry Potter is the only person known to have survived this curse. The incantation for this curse is avada ...
It’s claimed that they were responsible for the death and bewitchment of Marged Huws of Llanbedrog. Though they pleaded not guilty, they were found guilty and hanged. [14] [15] Jón Rögnvaldsson: d. 1625: Iceland under Danish rule: Burned to death. Katharina Henot: 1570–1627: Cologne: Postmistress; burned to death. Johannes Junius: 1573 ...
An 1562 [1] Act Against Conjurations, Enchantments and Witchcrafts (5 Eliz. 1.c. 16) was passed early in the reign of Elizabeth I.It was in some respects more merciful towards those found guilty of witchcraft than its predecessor, demanding the death penalty only where harm had been caused; lesser offences were punishable by a term of imprisonment.
The penalties were similar to oaths made as part of a particular rite of Freemasonry practiced in western New York at the time the endowment was developed. During the 20th century, the largest Mormon denomination, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), gradually softened the graphic nature of their penalties, and in 1990 ...
In the medieval world, those who committed blasphemy were seen as needing discipline. [8] By the 17th century, several historically Christian countries had legislation against blasphemy. [8] Blasphemy was proscribed speech in the U.S. until well into the 20th century. [7] Blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008, and in ...
These Curses are Unforgivable because their uses are purely malicious and are legally left unforgiven (each will result in a lifetime term in Azkaban). There's no "forgivable curses," just spells that aren't felonious.—Loveはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 05:14, 9 September 2007 (UTC)