Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of chattelizing real property.
- noun The act or practice of chattelizing human beings; ownership of human beings; the fact of being chattelized.
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Examples
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A sexual imbalance in the population carries a risk of igniting forces that can lead to the subjugation and chattelization of women.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Surplus of Males and Runaway (with the Bride-Price) Brides: 2009
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It shall seek to fan the fires of intelligent patriotism -- strengthen the hands of the Government in its efforts to suppress rebellion; and especially a rebellion having for its object the establishment of a government, the chief corner stone of which, is the iniquitous system of human chattelization.
Life of Rev. A. Crooks, A. M. Elizabeth Willits Crooks 1875
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