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  2. Sumptuary law - Wikipedia

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    The seventh-century BC law-text of Locrians by Zaleucus, the first written 'law code' in ancient Greece, stipulated: . A free-born woman may not be accompanied by more than one female slave, unless she is drunk; she may not leave the city during the night, unless she is planning to commit adultery; she may not wear gold jewelry or a garment with a purple border, unless she is a courtesan; and ...

  3. Lex Oppia - Wikipedia

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    Instituted by Marcus Oppius, a tribune of the plebs during the consulship of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus and Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, the Lex Oppia was the first of a series of sumptuary laws, and it restricted not only a woman's wealth, but also her display of wealth. [1]

  4. Statute Concerning Diet and Apparel 1363 - Wikipedia

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    A Statute Concerning Diet and Apparel (37 Edw. 3. cc. 1, 3 - 19) (Latin: Statut' de Victu et Vestitu) was a sumptuary law introduced by the Parliament of England in 1363. It was one of a series of laws over a couple of centuries that form what are known as the Acts of Apparel.

  5. Aztec clothing - Wikipedia

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    As compared to the everyday dress of the people within the Aztec empire, the sumptuary laws within the empire held the dress of different classes to distinct standards. [14] Within the highly controlled environment surrounding clothing, social status relating to occupation and class was highly reflected in the clothing that was worn. [2]

  6. English society - Wikipedia

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    The first of several sumptuary laws were also made, dictating exactly how people at every level of society should dress and what they could own, in an effort to enforce social distinctions. These new laws, plus a newly levied poll tax which had been calculated on pre-plague population figures, led directly to the Peasants' Revolt. Although ...

  7. List of Roman laws - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of Roman laws. A Roman law ( Latin : lex ) is usually named for the sponsoring legislator and designated by the adjectival form of his gens name ( nomen gentilicum ), in the feminine form because the noun lex (plural leges ) is of feminine grammatical gender .

  8. Drug prohibition - Wikipedia

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    The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances. An area has a prohibition of drugs when its government uses the force of law to punish the use or possession of drugs which have been classified as controlled.

  9. Cloth Act 1337 - Wikipedia

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    The Cloth Act 1337 (11 Edw. 3.c. 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Edward III.. The act legally obliged all English people to wear English-made cloth. [1]