Murder Act 1751

Murder Act 1751[a]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for better preventing the horrid Crime of Murder.
Citation25 Geo. 2. c. 37
Dates
Royal assent26 March 1752
Repealed18 July 1973[b]
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1973, s.1(1) & Sch.1, Pt.V.[1]
Status: Repealed

The Murder Act 1751 (25 Geo. 2. c. 37), sometimes referred to as the Murder Act 1752,[2] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.


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  1. ^ Law Commission 2005, p. 52.
  2. ^ Leon Radzinowicz. A History of English Criminal Law and Its Administration from 1750. Macmillan Company. 1948. Volume 1. Page 801.