the Defence of the Realm Act
/ðə dɪˌfens əv ðə ˈrelm ækt/
/ðə dɪˌfens əv ðə ˈrelm ækt/
(abbreviation DORA)
- a law introduced by the British government in 1914 to give special powers to the authorities in Ireland. At that time, after the beginning of the war between Britain and Germany, the British government feared a revolution in Ireland with German support. After the Easter Rising (1917) against British rule in Ireland, the Act was used to arrest and put in prison many people who had supported the rising.
《境外防御法》：英国政府于1914年提出的一项法律，旨在赋予爱尔兰当局以特殊权力。当时，在英德之间的战争开始之后，英国政府担心在德国的支持下爱尔兰会发生一场革命。在复活节起义（1917年）反对英国在爱尔兰的统治之后，该法被用来逮捕和关押许多支持起义的人。