human trafficking
noun
: organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into sex work or involuntary labor)
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The organization also has a separate home for at-risk girls who have been victims of trauma, human trafficking, and violence; a food and farming program that trains Indigenous women and farmers; and a full-service medical clinic.
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Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The office's programming extends to other areas as well, including domestic violence, human trafficking and interacting with victims of crimes.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
On April 5, 2024, the civil suit was stayed in deference of a federal criminal investigation into the human trafficking allegations Plaintiffs made.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The Company’s rackets included gambling, human trafficking, marijuana trafficking and labor corruption.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The office's programming extends to other areas as well, including domestic violence, human trafficking and interacting with victims of crimes.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
On April 5, 2024, the civil suit was stayed in deference of a federal criminal investigation into the human trafficking allegations Plaintiffs made.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The Company’s rackets included gambling, human trafficking, marijuana trafficking and labor corruption.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for human trafficking
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“Human trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20trafficking. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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