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Clough, 71 N. H. 594

Categories: Criminal Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

53 Atl. 1086. 67 L. R. A. People v. Hyatt, 172 N. Y. 176, 64 N. EB. . 60 L. R. A. 774, 92 Am. St. Rep. 706. —Fugitive offenders. In English law. Where a person accused of any offense punishable by imprisonment, with hard labor for twelve months or more, has left that part of his majesty’s dominions where the offense is alleged to have been committed, he is liable, if found in any other part of his majesty's dominions, to be apprehended and returned in by the fugitive offenders’ act, 1881, to the part from which he is a fugitive. Wharton.-Fugitive slave. One who, held in bondage, flees from his master’s power.—Fugitive slave law. An act of congress passed in 1793 (and also one enacted in 1850) providing for the surrender and deportation of slaves who escaped from their masters and fled into the territory of another state, generally a “free’’ state. :
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.