Concept information
Preferred term
Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes
Definition
- The first law code printed in colonial America, the Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was a codification of rights, duties, and criminal penalties. The General Lawes were a revision of the 1641 Bodie of Liberties, a compilation of rights assembled by the Massachusetts General Court. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Book_of_the_General_Lawes_and_Libertyes
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