otroctví — meaning in English
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English meaning
- servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
- slavery noun The practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.
- thrall noun A person held as a slave or in servitude, under the total control of another.
Senses
otroctví is used for these senses in English:
- servitude The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
- slavery An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
- thrall (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.
slavery — full definition
- noun The practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.
- noun A state of being controlled or dominated by something, such as an addiction.