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" Every State shall take effective measures to prevent and punish the transport of slaves in ships authorized to fly its flag and to prevent the unlawful use of its flag for that purpose. Any slave taking refuge on board any ship, whatever its flag, shall ipso facto be free."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ a piece of fabric, usually hung from a pole, to indicate a nationality of a vessel.
➡ to be registered to a specific country(the flag state) and use their flag while sailing.
➡ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans
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