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"authorized severe punishment for illegal seizure and perjury against alleged fugitives"

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What does this mean? I'm guessing "authorized severe punishment for illegal seizure of, and perjurious statements made against, accused runaway slaves," but I'm not sure.--Wikimedes (talk) 05:06, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]