debt bondage

English

Noun

debt bondage (countable and uncountable, plural debt bondages)

1. A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts.

Synonyms

• bonded labour (UK)
• bonded labor
• indenture

Translations

condition similar to slavery

• Dutch: schuldslavernij (nl) f
• Finnish: velkaorjuus (fi)
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• German: Schuldknechtschaft (de) f, Obnoxiation f (dated)
• Russian: кабала́ (ru) f (kabalá)

See also

• debt bondage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bankruptcy