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- pronunciation:
- sleI
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sleIv
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| definition 1: |
Slavery is the owning of people by other people. Slavery has been common in many places throughout history and throughout the world. Slavery was legal in places in the United States until 1865. It was legal in some countries of the world until 1980. Slavery has often occurred when one group of people conquers or has great power over another group.
Slavery takes away the freedom and natural rights of human beings.Slavery became common in North America and South America after many Europeans came to settle in these lands in the 1500s and 1600s. Many native people were made slaves first and then many Africans were brought to these regions to work as slaves for the Europeans. |
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When people are in slavery, they are in a situation of being owned by other people, and they have no rights or freedom.
Soldiers of the empire conquered the people of the new land and took many into slavery.- antonyms:
- freedom, liberty
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| related words: |
yoke |
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