Sexual slander in nineteenth-century England : defamation in the ecclesiastical courts, 1815-1855 /

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Until 1855, slanderous language was punishable in Britain's ecclesiastical courts. Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Waddams, S. M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Libel and slander > England > History > 19th century.
Ecclesiastical courts > England > History > 19th century.
Women > England > Social conditions > 19th century.
Diffamation > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Tribunaux ecclésiastiques > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Christian Church > Canon & Ecclesiastical Law.
LAW > Legal History.
Ecclesiastical courts.
Libel and slander.
Women > Social conditions.
Laster.
Kerkelijke rechtspraak.
England.
Electronic books.
e-books.
History.
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Until 1855, slanderous language was punishable in Britain's ecclesiastical courts. Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442679856
1442679859

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