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Slave state
Prior to the American Civil War, any of the states in which the owning of slaves was legal.
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Prior to the American Civil War, any of the states in which the owning of slaves was legal.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slave codenoun | (US) Any of several laws that regulated slavery |
| black lawnoun | (US) Any one of a series of laws, passed before the American Civil War, sharply discriminating against free blacks who wished to emigrate to a northern state and become citizens there. |
| slaveholdingnoun | (uncountable) The institution or practice of owning slaves. |
| slaveownershipnoun | The role or status of a slaveowner. |
| states' rightsnoun | (US politics, conservatism) Rights reserved to the 50 state governments of the United States that allow each one to set policy on some issues, rather than being subject to federal policy, especially in reference to their right to allow slavery before the Civil War. |
| stateprisonnoun | (US, dated) A prison maintained by the state. |
| slavenoun | A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control. |
| slaverynoun | An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers. |
| chattel slaverynoun | (public policy, law, ethics) A form of slavery where slaves are the legal property of an individual. |
| nation of lawsnoun | (chiefly US) A nation-state that is subject to the rule of law. |
| chattelismnoun | The act or condition of holding chattels; slavery. |
| slave auctionnoun | A lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and act as servants to the winning bidders for a short period afterwards. |
| sexual slaverynoun | (criminology) A criminal activity that involves forced sexual acts upon a person who is usually held hostage as a slave. |
| flag statenoun | The country in which a ship is registered. |
| forced labornoun | (American spelling) Work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave. |
| bondslaverynoun | The condition of a bondslave; indenture. |
| landownershipnoun | The state or position of landowner. |
| bond servicenoun | The condition of a bondservant; slavery. |
| jim crow lawnoun | (US, historical) Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965. |
| landholdingnoun | The state or practice of owning land. |
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