péonage
21peonage — noun 1. the condition of a peon • Hypernyms: ↑subjugation, ↑subjection 2. the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged • Hypernyms: ↑practice, ↑pattern …
22voluntary peonage — An antithetical expression. Peonage is sometimes classed as voluntary or involuntary, but this implies simply a difference in the mode of origin, none in the character of the servitude. The one exists where the debtor voluntarily contracts to… …
23involuntary peonage — A redundancy, since peonage, however arising or created, is involuntary servitude. Ex parte Hollman, 79 SC 9, 60 SE 19. See peonage …
24Peon — The words peon and peonage are derived from the Spanish peón (IPA|pe on). It has a range of meanings but its primary usage is to describe laborers with little control over their employment conditions.panish usageIn its obsolete usage in Spain… …
25Debt bondage — Part of a series on Slavery Contemporary slavery …
26Alimony — For the 1949 film directed by Alfred Zeisler, see Alimony (film). Family law …
27péon — [ peɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1836; esp. peón, lat. pedo, onis « qui a de grands pieds » → 1. pion 1 ♦ Paysan pauvre (qui n a pas de cheval), journalier, manœuvre agricole, pâtre indien en Amérique du Sud. « Des harnachements décorés [...] à l usage des… …
28Bailey v. Alabama — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bailey v. Alabama SubmitDate=October 20 SubmitYear=1910 DecideDate=January 3 DecideYear=1911 FullName= Alonzo Bailey, Plaintiff in Error, v. State of Alabama USVol=211 USPage=452 Citation=29 S. Ct. 141; 53 L. Ed.… …
29Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 — The Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. The strike is also known as the Slovak strike because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovakian immigrants.It… …
30Peon — Die Wörter Peon und Peonage sind vom spanischen peón abgeleitet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bedeutungen im Spanischen 2 Bedeutungen im Deutschen 3 Bedeutungen im Englischen 4 …
