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Act of Uniformity

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Meaning of Act of uniformity

The statute of 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 4, enacting that the book of common prayer, as then recently revised, should be used in every parish church and other place of public worship, and otherwise ordaining a uniformity in religious services, etc. 3 Steph. Comm. 104.

What does Act of Uniformity mean in American Law?

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

An English statute of 1662, the most recent important version of a line of statutes providing for the use of a uniform prayer book for Church of England services. The book mandated by the 1662 Act was essentially the same as the modern Book of Common Prayer.

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