chattel slavery

[ chat-l sley-vuh-ree sleyv-ree ]

/ ˈtʃæt l ˈsleɪ və ri ˈsleɪv ri /

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noun

the enslaving and owning of human beings and their offspring as property, able to be bought, sold, and forced to work without wages, as distinguished from other systems of forced, unpaid, or low-wage labor also considered to be slavery.

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Origin of chattel slavery

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby chattel slavery

Chattahoochee, Chattanooga, chattel, chattel house, chattel mortgage, chattel slavery, chatter, chatterati, chatterbox, chatterer, chattering class

How to use chattel slavery in a sentence

A generation or two before her, the family line is bludgeoned by chattel slavery in antebellum Alabama and Louisiana.
My Father's Life Was Shaped by Racism. So Was His Death|Savala Nolan|July 16, 2021|Time
Their investment in chattel slavery allowed some of the most influential members of these tribes to increase their wealth and maintain their participation in the cotton economy.
My Ancestors Were Enslaved—But Their Freedom Came at a Price for Others|Alaina E. Roberts|April 14, 2021|Time
Minimizing those obstacles can obscure the astounding accomplishment that the overthrow of chattel slavery actually was, and gloss too easily over the lingering damage done by its power and violence.
Little-known voices sing the history of slavery and resistance|Chandra Manning|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
Rather, human trafficking, like slavery in the past, is a way of demoralizing the conquered.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The consequences of slavery are still inherent in the lives of black people.
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I suggest you read my book Technological Slavery,” his letter concludes, “which you can probably get from amazon.com.
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Calhoun supported state nullification of federal laws and gave a speech to Congress titled “Slavery as a Positive Good.”
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Daniel Webster, a great opponent of slavery, supported the vile Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act and all.
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this alliance is rotten, and cannot endure; the Western men are no partizans of slavery.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
I cannot reconcile the idea of a tender Heavenly Father with the known horrors of war, slavery, pestilence, and insanity.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
“Lecompton” constitution of Kansas was a pro-slavery document which Buchanan favoured.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The bond of marriage seemed an accursed thing, the mere slavery of women.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The statutes require that chattel mortgages should be acknowledged and recorded.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles