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Sexual slander in nineteenth-century England : defamation in the ecclesiastical courts, 1815-1855 / S.M. Waddams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442679856 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sexual slander in nineteenth-century England : defamation in the ecclesiastical courts, 1815-1855.DDC classification:
  • 262.9/8342 21
LOC classification:
  • KD1960 .W333 2000
Online resources:
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Until 1855, slanderous language was punishable in Britain's ecclesiastical courts. Waddams shows how the law worked not only in theory but in practice. The evidence of the witnesses supplies fascinating details of day-to-day events.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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