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1. • • A person who has the (legal) status of being the property of another, has no personal freedom or rights, and is used as forced labour or as an unpaid servant; an enslaved person.
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   What makes a person a slave?

   • Nevertheless, there is general agreement among historians, anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and others who study slavery that most of the following characteristics should be present in order to term a person a slave. The slave was a species of property; thus, he belonged to someone else.

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   What does slavery mean?

   • Slavery is the condition in which one human being is owned by another. Under slavery, an enslaved person is considered by law as property, or chattel, and is deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. Learn more about the history, legality, and sociology of slavery in this article.

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   How do you know if a person is in slavery?

   • Without knowing it, you might regularly see people who are in slavery. They don’t have to wear shackles, and they might appear to be going about their normal lives – but look closer and you might spot more worrying signs of slavery. Here are a few signs to look out for. Someone in slavery might:

   Spot the signs of slavery - Anti-Slavery International

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   What are the different types of slavery?

   • Temple slavery, state slavery, and military slavery were relatively rare and distinct from domestic slavery, but in a very broad outline they can be categorized as the household slaves of a temple or the state. The other major type of slavery was productive slavery.

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   What is the difference between slavery and enslavement?

   • Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person (see § Terminology).

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   What is modern slavery?

   • There are hundreds of definitions of modern slavery. All of these include aspects of control, involuntary actions and exploitation. At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom.

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › slavery-sociologySlavery | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Slavery is the condition in which one human being is owned by another. Under slavery, an enslaved person is considered by law as property, or chattel, and is deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. Learn more about the history, legality, and sociology of slavery in this article.

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   Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. [1] Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage.

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6. www.antislavery.org › slavery-today › spot-the-signsSpot the signs of slavery | Anti-Slavery International

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   Here are a few signs to look out for. Someone in slavery might: Appear to be under the control of someone else and reluctant to interact with others. Have few personal belongings, wear the same clothes every day or wear unsuitable clothes for work.

7. www.law.ox.ac.uk › news › 2019/12/02-what-did-it"What did it mean to be a slave?" - Faculty of Law

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   Dec 2, 2019 · Reviewing early laws on slavery from across the globe, she asked 'What did it mean to be a slave'? In Mesopotamia, the Middle East, India, and Rome, early law-makers all wrestled with the meaning and consequences of slavery.

8. www.bbc.co.uk › ethics › slaveryEthics - Slavery: Ethics and slavery - BBC

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   Jan 31, 2007 · Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labour. Slavery is one of the things that...

9. www.antislavery.org › slavery-today › modern-slaveryWhat is modern slavery? - Anti-Slavery International

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   At Anti-Slavery International, we define modern slavery as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom. This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage.

10. www.cambridge.org › core › blogThe Meaning of ‘Slavery’ and its Consequences

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    Jul 6, 2020 · Article 1 (1) of the Convention states that ‘slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised’.