Treason Act 1790 1871. Section 4 This section was a saving clause and provided that women convicted of those offences would still be liable to such forfeitures and corruption of blood as they would have been if they had been attainted of those offences before the passing of the Act. This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1960. Repeal The Act was repealed when the death penalty for treason was abolished by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Treason Act 1790 The Treason Act 1790 (30 Geo 3 c 48) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of
Death penalty in the Bible Rashi says that there must be two witnesses of a murder for a murderer to receive the death penalty, because murder destroys the image of God. Certain sins are punishable by death in the Torah, including idolatry, taking God's name in vain, violation of the Sabbath, rebellion against parents, murder, and adultery. In 1 Kings 18:40, Elijah kills the prophets of Baal. The Talmud explains that, while Elijah himself deserved death for offering sacrifice on a mountain, the mitzvot Elijah had contravened was abrogated. John 8:3-11 records a woman caught in adultery being brought to Jesus for judgment. Jesus does