Act of Parliament to disenfranchise all government officials involved in the collection or management of statutory duties.
De heretico comburendo
Law passed in 1401 during the reign of King Henry IV, allowing heretics to be burned alive.
Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Marriage Act 1907
Act of Parliament making it legal for the first time in the United Kingdom for a man to marry his dead wife's sister.
Diseases Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1883
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1883 to deal with London's sick poor.
Education Act 1496
Act of the Scottish Parliament to make education mandatory for the eldest sons of barons and freeholders.
Frankpledge
System of joint suretyship common in England throughout the Early and High Middle Ages.
Free Mash-Tun Act 1880
Redirected to Inland Revenue Act 1880.
Glass tax
Two taxes on glass were introduced in England during the 1690s, the first on glass itself and the second on windows.
Heber Hart
English judge and jurist (1865–1948) who specialised in commercial and banking law.
Heriot
Feudal form of inheritance tax that persisted until 1922.