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ANNO 42 GEORGII III. CAP. 18.
Enacts, Clause 1.--- That “whereas doubts have been entertained whether, upon the trial of a person for the killing of a slave, under the act of this island, in such case made and provided, a verdict of manslaughter can lawfully be found:” “That, from and after the passing of this act, in every such trial as aforesaid, where the offence shall appear to the jury trying the same, not to amount to murder, but to amount to manslaughter, a verdict of manslaughter shall and may be given.”
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"An act for explaining and amending the laws relating to manslaughter." Laws of Enslavement and Freedom in the Anglo-Atlantic World, accessed Nov 1, 2024, https://slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca/laws/234
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