Definition of Five Mile Act
An English act of parliament, passed in 1665, against non-conformists, whereby ministers of that body who refused to take the oath of non-resistance were prohibited from coming within five miles of any corporate town, or place where they had preached or lectured since the passing of the act of oblivion in 1660, nullified by act of 1689.
That's the definition of Five Mile Act in Black's Law Dictionary 6th Edition. Courtesy of Cekhukum.com.