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Kenilworth Edict

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An edict or award between Henry III. and those who had been in arms against him; so called because made at Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire, A. D. 1266. It contained a composition of those who had forfeited their estates in that rebellion, which composition was five years' rent of the estates forfeited. Hale, Com. Law, 10, note (d).

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An award for the pacification of the kingdom made by the English king and parliament in 1266.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An edict or award between Henry III. and those who had been in arms against him; so calied because made at Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire, anno 51 Hen. III., A. D. 1266. It contained a composition of those who had forfeited their estates in that rebellion, which composition was five years' rent of the estates forfeited. Wharton.