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محدوده حصارکشی
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محدوده حصارکشی

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Also known as inclosure, enclosures, inclosures

Enclosure or inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land", enclosing it, and by doing so depriving commoners of their traditional rights of access and usage. Agreements to enclose land could be either through a formal or informal process. The process could normally be accomplished in three ways. First there was the creation of "closes", taken out of larger common fields by their owners. Secondly, there was enclosure by proprietors, owners who acted together, usually small farmers or squires, leading to the enclosure of whole p

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UK legislation.long_title
An Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons and Lands held in common, the Exchange of Lands, and the Division of intermixed Lands; to provide Remedies for defective or incomplete Executions, and for the Non-execution of the Powers of general and local Inclosure Acts; and to provide for the Revival of such Powers in certain cases.
UK legislation.year
1845
UK legislation.citation
8 & 9 Vict. c. 118
UK legislation.territorial_extent
England and Wales
UK legislation.royal_assent
8 August 1845
UK legislation.commencement
8 August 1845
UK legislation.status
Amended
UK legislation.original_text
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/118/contents/enacted
UK legislation.revised_text
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/118/contents
UK legislation.UK LEG_title
Inclosure Act 1845
UK legislation.collapsed
yes
UK legislation.short_title
Inclosure Act 1845
UK legislation.type
Act
UK legislation.parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom

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