LEARNit Dictionary
slavery
noun
/ˈsleɪvəri/
UK
/ˈsleɪvəri/
US
C1+
1
C1+
the state of being forced to work as a slave
بردگی, بردهداری, کار بردگی
2
C1+
the practice of owning and forcing people to work as slaves
بردهداری, غلامداری, رِق
the abolition of slavery
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
see also
modern slavery