KnowraLaw of SuspectsLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Law of Suspects, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 7Compared with 1Reign of TerrorRelated: It gave authorities wide latitude to detain alleged enemies.Thermidorian ReactionRelated: Its broad reach helped create the climate of fear that eroded support for the Terror.Committee of Public SafetyBroader topic: It supplied a legal basis for the mass arrests accompanying the committee’s security policy.Law of 22 PrairialRelated: It supplied an earlier framework for identifying suspects that the 1794 law further weaponized.Revolutionary TribunalRelated: It supplied the Tribunal with a broad pool of people accused of counterrevolutionary activity.Bertrand BarèreRelated: The law expanded the coercive machinery operating under the government Barère defended.Georges CouthonCompared with: It illustrates the earlier expansion of political repression that preceded the 1794 law Couthon helped shape.Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarenneRelated: It exemplified the expanding state powers Billaud-Varenne defended during the Terror.Anacharsis ClootsRelated: Its broad definition of suspicion formed part of the coercive climate surrounding Cloots’s prosecution.