单词 | disarming act |
释义 | > as lemmasDisarming Act Disarming Act n. now historical any of several Acts of Parliament passed after the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745 prohibiting the unauthorized possession or use of weaponry by anyone in the Scottish Highlands.Disarming Acts were passed in 1716, 1725, and 1746, and were repealed in 1782. The 1746 Act (enforced from 1747) was officially called the Act of Proscription. ΚΠ 1753 Trial J. Stewart 273 The part of the country where the pannel lives, fell under the disarming Act. 1894 Daily News 29 June 5/2 This mode of protection [sc. paint] was unknown to the Highlanders, when they hid their weapons, after the Disarming Act. 2006 Sc. Hist. Rev. 85 322 Under the 1747 Disarming Act only the king's servants could wear highland dress and carry arms. < as lemmas |
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