Collocations for slavery - noun
ADJECTIVE
chattel
the system of chattel slavery
the system of chattel slavery
plantation
domestic
Their stated aim was to free women from domestic slavery.
domestic
Their stated aim was to free women from domestic slavery.
child,
human
racial
antebellum (= before the American Civil War)
modern, modern-day
economic, wage
sex, sexual
The women were sold into sexual slavery.
racial
antebellum (= before the American Civil War)
modern, modern-day
economic, wage
sex, sexual
The women were sold into sexual slavery.
virtual
Poverty forces children into virtual slavery.
Poverty forces children into virtual slavery.
VERB + slavery
establish,
introduce
Chios is said to have introduced slavery into Greece.
Chios is said to have introduced slavery into Greece.
abolish,
ban,
end,
outlaw,
prohibit
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
condone,
defend,
justify,
support
condemn, denounce, oppose
sell sb into
free sb from
be born into
escape
condemn, denounce, oppose
sell sb into
free sb from
be born into
escape
slavery + NOUN
reparations
The Senate candidate now supports slavery reparations.
The Senate candidate now supports slavery reparations.
issue,
question
ring
The organization has helped to expose human slavery rings.
ring
The organization has helped to expose human slavery rings.
PREPOSITION
in slavery
They were living in slavery and poverty.
They were living in slavery and poverty.
under slavery
conditions for children under slavery
conditions for children under slavery
PHRASES
the abolition of slavery,
the end of slavery
the institution of slavery
the legacy of slavery
Although it ended in 1865, the legacy of slavery still remains.
the institution of slavery
the legacy of slavery
Although it ended in 1865, the legacy of slavery still remains.