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| − | '''The Administration of Justice Act''' was one of the laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 in response to the [[Boston Tea Party]]. The act allowed government officials who were accused of [[corruption]] or other official [[malpractice]] to be tried in a venue other than the one in which they were accused of the crime. This was one of the so called [[Intolerable Acts]]. | + | '''The Administration of Justice Act''' was one of the laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 in response to the [[Boston Tea Party]]. The act allowed government officials who were accused of [[corruption]] or other official [[malpractice]] to be tried in a venue other than the one in which they were accused of the crime. This was one of the so-called [[Intolerable Acts]]. |
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The Administration of Justice Act was one of the laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The act allowed government officials who were accused of corruption or other official malpractice to be tried in a venue other than the one in which they were accused of the crime. This was one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.