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See also:ALSATIA (the old See also:French See also:province of See also:Alsace) , See also:long a " debatable ground " between See also:France and See also:Germany, and hence a name applied in the 17th See also:century to the See also:district of Whitefriars, between the See also:Thames and See also:Fleet See also:Street, in See also:London, which afforded See also:sanctuary (q.v.) to debtors and criminals . The privileges were abolished in 1697 . The See also:term is also used generally of any See also:refuge for criminals . |
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