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Act of Settlement

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Meaning of Act of settlement

The statute of 12 & 13 Wm. III. c. 2, limiting the English crown to the Princess Sophia, of Hanover, and the heirs of her body being Protestants

What does Act of Settlement mean in American Law?

The definition of Act of Settlement in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

An act of Parliament of 1700, the principal purpose of which was to confirm the royal succession to the Protestant line of William and Mary, i.e., to exclude the Stuart (Catholic) line of succession overthrown by the deposition of James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. It also provided that any sovereign in the new succession who became or married a Roman Catholic would thereby vacate the throne. The Act of Settlement, however, contained other important provisions not directly related to religion or the succession. Judges were thenceforth to hold office during good behavior, not at the will of the sovereign. The sovereign could not prevent anyone, by pardon, from being impeached (see impeachment). And no one holding a paid office under, or receiving a pension from, the Crown could become a member of the House of Commons.

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