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. It abolished the death penalty for rape,

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of girls under the age of 10, any forgery cases not covered by previous

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and

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Acts, embezzlement from the

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and

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, returning to the United Kingdom or its territories before the end of a term of

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and "Riotous Demolition" of property or churches, replacing it with other penalties such as transportation and imprisonment with or without hard labour.

References

*Hansard United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1841 Rape in England Offences against the person Capital punishment in the United Kingdom Vandalism Embezzlement Forgery {{UK-statute-stub