chattel slavery
noun
: slavery in which a person is owned as a chattel (see chattel sense 2)
chattel slave
noun
plural chattel slaves
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King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
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Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 7 would allow public universities in California to consider giving admissions preference to applicants who are descendants of American chattel slavery.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
His emphasis on diversity and on the economic disparities and the long-term impact of chattel slavery is out of political fashion now.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 7 would allow public universities in California to consider giving admissions preference to applicants who are descendants of American chattel slavery.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
His emphasis on diversity and on the economic disparities and the long-term impact of chattel slavery is out of political fashion now.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chattel slavery
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“Chattel slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chattel%20slavery. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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