debt bondage

English

Noun

debt bondage (countable and uncountable, plural debt bondages)

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

Synonyms

Translations

condition similar to slavery

Dutch: schuldslavernij (nl) f
Finnish: velkaorjuus (fi)

German: Schuldknechtschaft (de) f, Obnoxiation f (dated)
Russian: кабала́ (ru) f (kabalá)

See also

debt bondage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bankruptcy

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