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debt peonage

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  • Debt relief — is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals, corporations, or nations. From antiquity through the 19th century, it refers to domestic debts, in particular agricultural debts and… …   Wikipedia

  • Debt bondage — Part of a series on Slavery Contemporary slavery …   Wikipedia

  • peonage — pe·on·age / pē ə nij/ n: labor in a condition of servitude to extinguish a debt the holding of any person to service or labor under the system known as peonage is abolished and forever prohibited U.S. Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

  • peonage — /pee euh nij/, n. 1. the condition or service of a peon. 2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence. [1840 50, Amer.; PEON1 + AGE] * * * Form of involuntary servitude,… …   Universalium

  • peonage — pe·on·age || pɪːənɪdÊ’ n. condition of working to repay a debt; condition of being enslaved until a debt is repaid; hard labor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • peonage — noun Date: 1847 1. a. the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt b. a system of convict labor by which convicts are leased to contractors 2. the condition of a peon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peonage — noun a) A system of paying back debt characterized by involuntary servitude b) Indentured servitude …   Wiktionary

  • peonage — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, absolutism, attendance, baseness, bond service, bondage, captivity, control, debt slavery, deprivation of freedom, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, domination, employ, employment, enslavement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • peonage — pe•on•age [[t]ˈpi ə nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the condition or service of a peon 2) the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off a debt or to serve a penal sentence • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • peonage — /ˈpiənɪdʒ/ (say peeuhnij) noun 1. the condition or service of a peon. 2. the practice of holding persons in servitude or partial slavery, as to work off debt or (under a convict lease system) a penal sentence. Also, peonism. {peon1 + age} …  

  • peonage — /piyanaj/ A condition of servitude (prohibited by 13th Amendment) compelling persons to perform labor in order to pay off a debt …   Black's law dictionary

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