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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for standing mute, and peremptory Challenge. |
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| Citation | 25 Hen. 8. c. 3 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 March 1534 |
The Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It stated that anyone who refused to plead in a criminal trial would not be eligible for benefit of clergy.