chattel

The leaders of the Free Soil Party, which ultimately formed part of the Republican Party, opposed the allocation of land conquered from Mexico to giant plantations worked by chattel slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Modern monarchs have to various degrees expressed remorse for Britain's central role in chattel slavery, but none has yet formally apologised, and debt-laden London has balked at the idea of financial compensation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

He stresses that the entire architecture of chattel enslavement was curated by Western slave-owning powers, who simply utilised local actors to help carry out their plans.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

There were many freemen in South Carolina who’d relocated for the so-called opportunities, but they’d served their time as chattel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

But suits for trespass to chattels generally require some proof of damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For the first two decades, the firm specialised in managing probate house clearances, cessation of business asset disposals and private chattels.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

While WhatsApp alleges trespass to chattels, Apple alleges unjust enrichment based upon defendants’ granting third-parties access to Apple’s server without compensating Apple for its costs to investigate and remediate the breaches.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2021

Among the chattels were two desks, one his, one hers, extras from a summer house they let go.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2019

The workers departed, taking with them their goods and chattels, leaving only the empty huts behind.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya