Slavery - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the practice of owning slaves
- work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
Extra examples
She was sold into slavery.
...a child born into slavery was considered simply another addition to the master's wealth and property...
We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.
The struggle to end slavery united rich and poor.
...the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865...
Slavery is not morally defensible.
...in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations...
...in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards...
...a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery...
...the stigma of slavery remained long after it had been abolished...
He was dedicated to ending the tyranny of slavery.
They were delivered from slavery.
I would never be an instrument of bringing a free and brave people into slavery.
Serfdom came in the stead of slavery.
Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.
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