enclosure act
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of enclosure act
First recorded in 1880–85
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The remedy proposed was a general enclosure act; and such an act passed the House of Commons in 1798, but was thrown out by the Lords.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Sir Leslie Stephen
No general enclosure act could be passed, though often suggested.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Sir Leslie Stephen
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