«The Offences against the Person Act 1861» by Ireland, The Parliament of Great Britain
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This Act served to consolidate several pieces of legislation into one. 'Acts against the Person' is usually taken to mean an act of violence short of murder. At the time acts of violence also included sexual misconduct, but these have since been repealed and replaced with new Acts.