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John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel.
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John Wilkes
English radical, journalist, and politician (1725–1797)
John Wilkes was an English radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier. He was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of his voters – rather than the House of Commons – to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lower house of the UK Parliament
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Seditious libel
Criminal offences under English common law
Seditious libel is a criminal offence under common law of printing written material with seditious purpose – that is, the purpose of bringing contempt upon a political authority. It remains an offence in Canada but has been abolished in England and Wales.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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