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A national standard on which are certain emblems; an ensign; a banner. It is carried by soldiers, ships, etc., and commonly displayed at forts and many other suitable places. Flag;, duty of the. This was an ancient ceremony in acknowledgment of British sovereignty over the British seas, by which a foreign vessel struck her flag and lowered her top-sail on meeting the British … [Read more...]
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To run away from, e.g. to flee justice, to flee the scene of a crime. … [Read more...]
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By the act entitled, An act to establish the flag of the United States, passed April 4, 1818, 3 Story's L. U. S., 1667, it is enacted2. Section 1. That from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be twenty stars, white in a blue field. 3. Section 2. That, on the admission of … [Read more...]
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To leave one's home, residence, or known place of abode, or to conceal one's self therein, with intent, in either case, to avoid detection or punishment for some public offense. Streep v. U. S., 160 U. S. 128, 16 Sup. Ct 244, 40 L. Ed. 365; Lay v. State, 42 Ark. 110; U. S. v. O'Brian, 8 Dill. 881, Fed. Cas. No. 15,008; United States v. Smith, 4 Day (Conn.) 125, Fed. Cas. No. … [Read more...]
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Whipped; scourged. An entry on old Scotch records. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt. 1, p. 7. … [Read more...]