Servitude

A Servitude is a legal and social construct that obligates an individual to provide labor or services to another, often without the freedom to leave or refuse.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve a Legal Contract or Social Expectation that binds an individual to provide Labor or Service.
  • It can (often) result in restricted personal freedom for the duration of the servitude.
  • It can range from formal, legally recognized systems like Indentured Servitude to more informal or culturally embedded practices like Domestic Worker obligations.
  • It can be imposed as a penalty, such as in Penal Servitude, where labor is part of a criminal sentence.
  • It can manifest in extreme forms like Slavery, where individuals are owned outright by others.
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• Example(s):
  • an Indentured Servitude arrangement where an individual is bound to work for a specific period to repay a debt or as part of a contract.
  • a Domestic Worker who lives within their employer's household and performs household tasks under conditions that may restrict their freedom.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Employment Contracts where workers retain the freedom to leave or negotiate the terms of employment, distinguishing them from cases of servitude.
• See: Slavery, Conscription, Indentured Servitude, Involuntary Servitude, Penal Servitude, Domestic Worker, Service-Oriented Submission.

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References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/servitude#Persons Retrieved:2024-5-1.
  • Conscription
  • Indentured servitude
  • Involuntary servitude
  • Penal servitude
  • Domestic worker
  • Service-oriented submission
  • Slavery.

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