Punishing the Criminal Corpse, 1700-1840

Autori

• Peter J. King

Parametri

• Saggistica
• Storia

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This book analyses the different types of post-execution punishments and other aggravated execution practices, the reasons why they were advocated, and the decision, enshrined in the Murder Act of 1752, to make two post-execution punishments, dissection and gibbeting, an integral part of sentences for murder.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015

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