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'''Slavery''' is the act or institution of holding one or more persons in a state of involuntary servitude to another person or persons, such that the person(s) held in bondage is/are considered to be property. It reduces a person to the status of [[chattel]] who can be owned by another person. The value of a slave was typically about the same as that of a [[race horse]].{{fact}}
'''Slavery''' is the act or institution of holding human beings in a state of involuntary servitude to another person or persons, such that the person(s) held in bondage is/are considered to be property. It reduces a person to the status of [[chattel]] who can be owned by another person. The value of a slave was typically about the same as that of a [[race horse]].{{fact}}
The master controls and commands the slave, either through property-like ownership of the slave or by right to command him.
The master controls and commands the slave, either through property-like ownership of the slave or by right to command him.