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chattel in Spanish

chattel in Spanish is esclavo — chattel means an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.

chattel in Spanish

esclavo
noun
A slave.

What does "chattel" mean?

  1. noun An item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.
    "The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside."
  2. noun A person treated as the outright property of another, especially an enslaved person.
    "Chattel slavery reduced human beings to items on an inventory."
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chattel in a sentence

  • The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside.
  • Farm machinery is treated as a chattel for tax purposes.
  • Chattel slavery reduced human beings to items on an inventory.
  • Under the old law a wife's earnings were treated much as a chattel would be.

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What is "chattel" in Spanish?

"chattel" in Spanish is esclavo. chattel means: An item of movable personal property, such as furniture, livestock or a vehicle, as distinct from land and buildings.

How do you use "chattel" in a sentence?

Example: "The lease covered the premises but not the chattels inside." In Spanish, "chattel" is esclavo.

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