The Forgery, Abolition of Punishment of Death Act 1832 (2&3 Will.4 c. 123) was an Act of the

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of the

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. It abolished the

death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

for all offences of

forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone (other than themself). Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be forbidd ...

, except for forging

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s and certain powers of attorney. (The exception was abolished in 1837.

Forgery Act 1837 The Forgery Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 84) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Acts for the Mitigation of the Criminal Law (chapters 84 to 91) passed during the session 7 Will 4 & 1 Vict. The whole Act was r ...

(7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c. 84), section 1)

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*''Public General Statutes'', London: J. Richards, 1832; page 857 {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1832 Anti–death penalty laws Forgery

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