It was not Maryland. It was Massachusetts. The law was passed in 1684 and later repealed by the legislature.
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Massachusetts passed a law in 1648, which allowed a parent to put a stubborn or rebellious son to death. The law has since been repealed by the legislature.
She is stubborn, curious, brave, and happy
Massachusetts.That law was part of the Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes Concerning the Inhabitants of the Massachusets(1648). It was based on the Old Testament, which advised that such a son should be stoned to death.14. If a man have a stubborn or REBELLIOUS SON, of sufficient years & uderstanding (viz) sixteen years of age, which will not obey the voice of his Father, or the voice of his Mother, and that when they have chastened him will not harken unto them: then shal his Father & Mother being his natural parets, lay hold on him, & bring him to the Magistrates assembled in Court & testifie unto them that their Son is stubborn & rebellious & will not obey their voice and chastisement, but lives in sundry notorious crimes, such a son shal be put to death. Deut. 21. 20. 21.
A person who hates being told what to do may be described as rebellious, independent, or defiant.
unyielding, steadfast, single-minded, determined, rebellious, unshakable, persistent, headstrong, bullheaded, tough, tenacious, willful, persevering, set in stone, stiff, hard-nosed, unmovable, unrelenting
The word "bolshy" originated as a colloquial abbreviation of "Bolshevik," referring to a member or supporter of the Bolshevik party in Russia. It is commonly used in British English to describe someone who is aggressive, stubborn, or rebellious.
The noun form of the adjective 'stubborn' is stubbornness.
more stubborn, most stubborn
This child is so stubborn. Why do you act so stubborn?