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slavery

/ˈsleɪvəri/

noun

Başka bir kişiye ait olmak ve özgürlük veya ücret olmadan çalışmaya zorlanmak durumu

The condition of being owned by another person and forced to work without freedom or pay.

  • Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865.
  • Many people risked their lives fighting against slavery.
  • The museum has exhibits documenting the history of slavery.
  • Historians continue to uncover archival documents that reveal the economic foundations of slavery in colonial plantation economies.
  • The legacy of slavery profoundly shaped social institutions and demographic patterns that persist in contemporary society.
  • International law now recognizes various forms of modern slavery, including human trafficking and forced labor, as serious violations.
nounfigurative

Bir şey tarafından tamamen domine edilme veya kontrol edilme durumu

A state of being completely dominated or controlled by something.

  • He described his addiction as a form of slavery.
  • Some argue that excessive debt is a kind of modern slavery.