Definition of «involuntary servitude»

The phrase "involuntary servitude" refers to the act of forcing or compelling someone to work against their will, without their consent or choice. It is when a person is held as a slave or made to work under coercive or oppressive conditions, which is considered illegal and against basic human rights.

Sentences with «involuntary servitude»

«Slavery by Another Name»: As slavery came to an end with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, a new system of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking force, brutalizing, terrorizing and ultimately circumscribing the lives of hundreds of thousands of African Americans well into the 20th century. (awardsdaily.com)
He believed that the world was soon to come to an end and one need not worry if they were kept in involuntary servitude or occupied by a super power. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The Union Army's impressment of freed slaves into involuntary servitude «happened pretty regularly,» Miller says. (sciencedaily.com)
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