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Minor or Summary Offense

This dimension groups criminal offenses by their grade or severity. Wikipedia notes that an offender, if found guilty, "may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, death," a range of penalties that tracks the offense's own grade. Browsing by offense grade compares offenses of a similar severity.

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1882 1
Minor or Summary Offense
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1. Chinese Exclusion Act (Wikipedia)
WikipediaChinese Exclusion Act, Background section
Quote, Chinese Exclusion Act, Background section
President Arthur acceded to the compromise measure, signing the Chinese Exclusion Act into law on May 6, 1882.
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