Blackmailer’s Charter

proper noun

Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.

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proper nounthe Blackmailer's Charter
  1. UKcolloquialhistoricallawSection 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.
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APA

Blackmailer’s Charter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmailer%E2%80%99s%20Charter

MLA

“Blackmailer’s Charter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmailer%E2%80%99s%20Charter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blackmailer’s Charter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackmailer%E2%80%99s%20Charter.

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