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  2. Runaway - Wikipedia

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    Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable; Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic process while temperature increases with the heat released and giving rise to an explosion

  3. Thermal runaway - Wikipedia

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    Chemical reactions involving thermal runaway are also called thermal explosions in chemical engineering, or runaway reactions in organic chemistry.It is a process by which an exothermic reaction goes out of control: the reaction rate increases due to an increase in temperature, causing a further increase in temperature and hence a further rapid increase in the reaction rate.

  4. Drapetomania - Wikipedia

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    They have only to be kept in that state, and treated like children to prevent and cure them from running away. [ 12 ] In Diseases and Peculiarities of the Negro Race , Cartwright says that the Bible calls for a slave to be submissive to his master, and by doing so, the slave will have no desire to run away: [ 9 ]

  5. Experts explain phenomenon of adults who leave their lives behind

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    Some run away intentionally, according to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. “As an adult, you can just decide to leave your life and go start somewhere else, or go seek something ...

  6. Fugitive - Wikipedia

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    Fugitives are often profiled in the media in order to be apprehended, such as in the TV show America's Most Wanted.. A fugitive or runaway is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals.

  7. Runaway (dependent) - Wikipedia

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    Running away from home is considered a crime in some jurisdictions, but it is usually a status offense punished with probation, or not punished at all. [16] Giving aid or assistance to a runaway instead of turning them in to the police is a more serious crime called "harboring a runaway", and is typically a misdemeanor .

  8. Fugitive slaves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A new name was invented for the supposed mental illness of an enslaved person that made them want to run away: drapetomania.) Enslavers would put up flyers, place advertisements in newspapers, offer rewards, and send out posses to find them. Under the Fugitive Slave Act, enslavers could send federal marshals into free states to kidnap them.

  9. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military casualties Cark-it [4] To die Informal, another version of 'croaked it'; common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Cash in one's chips [2] To die Informal, euphemistic [5]