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Slavery

/slˈeɪvəri/
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(noun) An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.

We are faced with the alternative of resistance or slavery.
No one shall be held in slavery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
History teaches us about the struggle and eventually successful abolition of ____ around the world.

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