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Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533

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Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for standing mute, and peremptory Challenge.
Citation25 Hen. 8. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent30 March 1534
Repealed26 May 1826
Other legislation
Repealed byCriminal Law Act 1826
Status: Repealed

The Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It stated that anyone who refused to plead in a criminal trial would not be eligible for benefit of clergy.