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Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects is a term which is used to refer to an enactment passed on September 17 1793 during the course of the French Revolution. It allowed for the creation of revolutionary tribunals to try those who were suspected of treason against the Republic and to punish those convicted with death.
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