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Blackmailer’s Charter

Blackmailer’s Charter proper noun: section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.

Proper noun

the Blackmailer's Charter

  1. (UK, colloquial, historical) Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.

Questions about Blackmailer’s Charter

What does Blackmailer’s Charter mean?
Blackmailer’s Charter means section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.
What part of speech is Blackmailer’s Charter?
Blackmailer’s Charter is a proper noun.

Words near Blackmailer’s Charter in the dictionary

  1. blackmailed
  2. blackmailee
  3. blackmailees
  4. blackmailer
  5. blackmailers
  6. Blackmailer’s Charter
  7. blackmailing
  8. blackmailings
  9. blackmails
  10. blackmaily
  11. blackman

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