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slavery

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
the activity of legally owning other people who are forced to work for or obey you:

Examples:

William Wilberforce campaigned for the abolition of slavery.
Those states still had slavery.
2
the condition of being legally owned by someone else and forced to work for or obey them:

Examples:

Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.
These kids are victims. This is no better than slavery.
3
the condition of being legally owned by someone else, or the system in which some people are owned by others

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