as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
the Fugitive Slave Act had the effect of returning enslaved people who had made it to freedom in the North to a brutal life of servitude in the South
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Recent Examples of servitude
Wilson responded, first disagreeing with Lackey’s assessment of the association between involuntary servitude in prisons and slavery.
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Broken shackles lie underneath the statue’s drapery, to symbolize the end of all types of servitude and oppression.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Many women left the punitive existence of domestic servitude and escaped to the booming city by the sea.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
The people are crying out for relief from medical servitude and the Trump administration keeps doubling down on the oppression.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Broken shackles lie underneath the statue’s drapery, to symbolize the end of all types of servitude and oppression.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Many women left the punitive existence of domestic servitude and escaped to the booming city by the sea.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
The people are crying out for relief from medical servitude and the Trump administration keeps doubling down on the oppression.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for servitude
slavery
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Naperville’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas Location: Multiple in Plaza Midwood When: June 12-15 The annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas celebrates the end of slavery with a lineup of events that includes a youth culture camp, drum circle and other entertainment, Gospel Fest and more.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2025
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“Servitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servitude. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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