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• indenture — in·den·ture /in den chər/ n [Old French endenture an indented document, from endenter to indent (divide a document into sections with irregular edges that can be matched for authentication), from en thoroughly + dent tooth] 1: a document stating… …   Law dictionary

• Indenture — NOTOC An Indenture is a legal contract between two parties, particularly for indentured labour or a term of apprenticeship but also for certain land transactions. The term comes from the medieval English indenture of retainer cite… …   Wikipedia

• Indian indenture system — The Indian indenture system started from the end of slavery in 1834 and continued until 1920, when thousands of Indians were transported to various colonies of European powers to provide labour for the (mainly sugar) plantations, under the… …   Wikipedia

• Indentured servant — An indentured servant is a form of debt bondage worker. The laborer is under contract of an employer for some period of time, usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities …   Wikipedia

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• Ram Singh (Fiji) — Babu Ram Singh was a Fiji Indian who had come to Fiji under the indenture system and was one of the few people who, after indenture, prospered and made an attempt to help his less fortunate ex indentured brethren. Successful businessman There… …   Wikipedia

• Nourse Line — Contents 1 Early life of James Nourse 2 Establishing the fleet 3 Transporting Indian indentured labour …   Wikipedia

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