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QUARANTINE
QUARANTINE, the state of the persons who are restrained within the limits of a ship, or lazaretto; or otherwise prevented from having a free communication with the inhabitants of any country, till the expiration of an appointed time, during which they are repeatedly examined with regard to their health. It is chiefly intended to prevent the importation of the plague, from the countries under the dominion of the Turks.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 224, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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