The Forcible Entry Act 1588 ( 31 Eliz. 1. c. 11) was an act of the

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of the

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. Its purpose was to prevent the avoidance of the proviso to the

Forcible Entry Act 1429 The Forcible Entry Act 1429 ( 8 Hen. 6. c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of England. Thea act is written in the Anglo-Norman language. It was expressed to be passed because the Forcible Entry Act 1391 ( 15 Ric. 2. c. 2) was ...

(

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. c. 9). It provided that no restitution was to be made on an

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for

forcible entry Forcible entry is "the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force". The term is also sometimes used for entry by military, pol ...

against parties who had been in possession of the land for three years or more. It further provided that the fact of three or more years possession could be alleged in stay of restitution, on penalty of payment of costs if that fact was not proved.This is how the statute is summarised in the two marginal notes to it in "The Statutes" referred to above.

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, Third Edition, volume 18, page 411 * The Statutes, Third Revised Edition, HMSO, 1950 Acts of the Parliament of England 1588 Repealed English legislation English criminal law {{England-statute-stub

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