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Meaning of
slavery
in English
slavery
us
//ˈsleɪ.vər.i//
uk
//ˈslaɪ.və.ri//
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Definitions
Noun
owning
humans
as
property
;
forced
labor
forced
labor
regardless
of
legality
a
state
of
servitude
The
abolition
of
slavery
was
a
major
goal
of
the
civil
rights
movement
.
a
condition
of
being
controlled
(
by
desires
,
etc
.)
Her
addiction
to
smoking
was
a
form
of
slavery
that
she
couldn't
escape
.
Compounds / Phrases
antislavery
proslavery
