Law of Hostages
The Law of Hostages was a 1799 law enacted by the French Directory, during the final stages of the French Revolution, in order to strengthen its power in regions that the Directory viewed as problematic. The law allowed local authorities to draw up lists of "hostages" who would be held responsible for certain criminal offences, and was particularly intended to be used against notables suspected of threatening the Directory's authority. Since local authorities were responsible for the law's execution, it was not always effective since local authorities often sympathized with those it was intended to be used against or they refrained because they did not want to cause strife in their community.
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Law of Hostages
The Law of Hostages was a 1799 law enacted by the French Directory, during the final stages of the French Revolution, in order to strengthen its power in regions that the Directory viewed as problematic. The law allowed local authorities to draw up lists of "hostages" who would be held responsible for certain criminal offences, and was particularly intended to be used against notables suspected of threatening the Directory's authority. Since local authorities were responsible for the law's execution, it was not always effective since local authorities often sympathized with those it was intended to be used against or they refrained because they did not want to cause strife in their community.
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La Loi des otages (24 messidor ...... ce signalent comme probables).
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The Law of Hostages was a 1799 ...... er in the Coup of 18 Brumaire.
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La Loi des otages (24 messidor ...... ce signalent comme probables).
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The Law of Hostages was a 1799 ...... use strife in their community.
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Law of Hostages
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Loi des otages
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