FUGITIVE-SLAVE LAWS
fugitive-slave laws.Hist. Federal statutes passed in 1793 and 1850 providing for the surrender
and return of slaves who had escaped and fled to a free territory or a free state. [Cases: Slaves 9.][Blacks Law 8th]
fugitive-slave laws.Hist. Federal statutes passed in 1793 and 1850 providing for the surrender
and return of slaves who had escaped and fled to a free territory or a free state. [Cases: Slaves 9.][Blacks Law 8th]