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slavery

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slavery
slav‧e‧ry /ˈsleɪvəri/ noun [uncountable]
1. the system of having slaves:
    attempts to abolish slavery (=officially end it)
2. the state of being a slave
    sell somebody into slavery (=sell someone as a slave)