chattel

The tour comes as Britain faces pressure to confront uglier parts of its history, namely its central role in chattel slavery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ms. Southon has worked equally hard to find surviving traces that offer us glimpses into what it was like to be living chattel under Roman rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

Before democracy, chattel slavery in America was born.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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

In his will, George Washington offered freedom to his own human chattels upon the death of his wife, Martha.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

The three surviving fiery fingers had not been sold yet, but they were chattels of the Lord of Light and could count on being bought back by some red temple.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin