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Benefit of Clergy Act 1496
| Act of Parliament |
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| Long title |
An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason. |
| Citation |
12 Hen. 7. c.7 |
| Territorial extent |
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| Other legislation |
| Relates to |
23 Hen. 8. c. 1 (1531) |
| Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Benefit of Clergy Act 1496, formally referred to as the Act 12 Hen. 7 c. 7, was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed during the reign of Henry VII of England. Its long title was "An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason." It abolished benefit of clergy for petty treason.
See also
- High treason in the United Kingdom
