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slave code — In U.S. history, law governing the status of slaves, enacted by those colonies or states that permitted slavery. Slaves were considered property rather than persons. They had few legal rights: in court, their testimony was inadmissible in cases… … Universalium
Barbados Slave Code — The Barbados Slave Code of 1661 was the English legal code set up to provide a legal base for slavery in the Caribbean island of Barbados. It required that slave owners dress their slaves. However, it also denied slaves even basic rights… … Wikipedia
Slave codes — were laws each US state had defining the status of slaves and the rights of masters; the code gave slave owners near absolute power over the right of their human property.ProvisionsDefinition of slaves There have been a number of legal… … Wikipedia
Slave Codes of 1705 — The Slave Codes of 1705 were a comprehensive series of laws enacted by the Colony of Virginia s House of Burgesses to regulate the growing slave population in Virginia. [For an overview of the Virginia Slave Code, and the general evolution of… … Wikipedia
slave — slaveless, adj. slavelike, adj. /slayv/, n., v., slaved, slaving. n. 1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. 2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug. 3. a… … Universalium
Slave — /slayv/, n., pl. Slaves, (esp. collectively) Slave. a member of a group of Athabaskan speaking North American Indians living in the upper Mackenzie River valley region of the Northwest Territories and in parts of British Columbia, Alberta, and… … Universalium
code — coder, n. codeless, adj. /kohd/, n., v., coded, coding. n. 1. a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message: Morse code. 2. a system… … Universalium
Code of Ur-Nammu — Ur Nammu (seated) bestows governorship on Ḫašḫamer, ensi of Iškun Sin (cylinder seal impression, ca. 2100 BC) … Wikipedia
Slave I — is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), and then in the prequel film commanded by Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison). Slave I also appears in… … Wikipedia
Slave insurance in America — Slave insurance in the United States has become a matter of historical and legislative interest. In the history of slavery in the United States, a number of insurance companies wrote policies insuring slave owners against the loss, damage, or… … Wikipedia
