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Bloody Code
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English
Proper noun
Bloody Code 1
en historical A schedule of crimes and punishments in 19th-century England that introduced the death penalty for numerous offences.
Usage notes
This relatively modern term was not used in the period to which it refers.
en retronyms
en Capital punishment Criminal law History of the United Kingdom