fugitive slave lawsglossary / 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.] 词条贡献者 译者Paloma,毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与投资基金相关的法律文件。