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Forcible Entry Act 1381
The Forcible Entry Act 1381 (5 Ric 2 St 1 c 7) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. It created a statutory offence of forcible entry which superseded the common law offence. It is written in the Anglo-Norman language. The original text (reproduced here in Roman script, without most accents in the original) is sourced from ''The Statutes'', 1870 Revised Edition, Vol. I, p.227:Et Auxint le Roi defende q nully desore face entree en aucunes tres & teñz sinoun en cas ou entree est done p la loy, & en cell cas nemye a forte main ne a multitude des gentz, einz tantsoulement en isible & aiseemane, et si nully desore face a contraire & ent soit convict duement soit puniz p emprisonment de son corps & dilloeqs reint a la voluntee le Roy. It has been translated as follows:And also the King defendeth, that none from henceforth make any entry into lands and tenements, but in case where entry is given by the law; and in such case not with strong hand, nor with multitude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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