| NOUN | state | slavery, bondage, thrall, thralldom, thraldom | the state of being under the control of another person |
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| act | slavery, slaveholding | the practice of owning slaves | |
| act | slavery | work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay |
| Sounds | sley'veriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | The state of being under the control of another person. | |
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| Synonyms | bondage, thrall, thralldom, thraldom | |
| Narrower | bonded labor | A practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt |
| serfdom, serfhood, vassalage | The state of a serf | |
| servitude | state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | |
| Broader | subjugation, subjection | forced submission to control by others |
| Spanish | esclavitud | |
| Catalan | esclau, esclavatge, esclavitud | |
| Meaning | The practice of owning slaves. | |
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| Synonym | slaveholding | |
| Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
| Spanish | esclavitud | |
| Catalan | esclavitud | |
| Meaning | Work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay. | |
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| Broader | labor, labour, toil | Productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
| Spanish | esclavitud | |
| Catalan | esclavitud | |
| Verbs | slave | work very hard, like a slave |
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