Conspiracy. A Conceptual Genealogy (Thirteenth to Early Eighteenth Century)

• Main Author: Saucedo, Víctor (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Figuerola Institute of Social Science History 2017
• Series: Historia del Derecho
• Subjects: History; Frame semantics; Polisemia; Conspiracy; Prototype semantics; Defamation; England; Cognitive linguistics; Edad Media; Codification; Semántica de frame; Conspiración; Early modern period; Enjuiciamiento injusto; Siglo Dieciocho; Historia jurídica; Semántica de prototipos; Inglaterra; Derecho penal; Legal history; Malicious prosecution; Middle ages; Época Moderna; Lingüística cognitiva; Genealogy; United Kingdom; Criminal law; Genealogía; Tort law; Integración conceptual; Reino Unido; Diachronic semantics; Semántica diacrónica; Eighteenth Century; Polysemy; Codificación; Difamación; Conceptual blending; Derecho de daños
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This book focuses on the development of the law of conspiracy in England from the thirteenth to the early eighteenth century. The historiography of the law of conspiracy has adopted an unmistakably doctrinal approach to this topic which has produced a treasure trove of legal sources. By borrowing co...