1
as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
an amendment to end the keeping of humans as chattel
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2
as in possession
chattels plural
transportable items that one owns
packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state
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Recent Examples of chattel
This led to the development of a particular type of housing structure known as chattel houses in countries such as Barbados.
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Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
According to a jury verdict form dated Sept. 19, 2024, Campus Advantage was found liable for the conversion of chattels of Postell's property and for breach of contract with Postell.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In addition to the count for injunctive relief — which was filed against all the defendants — counts of conversion, trespass to chattel and battery were filed against Belanski.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
According to a jury verdict form dated Sept. 19, 2024, Campus Advantage was found liable for the conversion of chattels of Postell's property and for breach of contract with Postell.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Bottles are taxed under the more generous capital gains tax regime for chattels, while casks are widely considered a wasting asset and are currently entirely free from capital gains tax.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In addition to the count for injunctive relief — which was filed against all the defendants — counts of conversion, trespass to chattel and battery were filed against Belanski.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chattel
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The Doom Slayer was a slave to capitalism in Doom (2016), the soft reboot that revived the franchise, and his now-origins as a slave to a religious theocracy sounds like something that could be cool as hell to explore.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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Freelancers and side hustle professionals who understand how to scale are ultimately able to regain control of their time and not become a slave to their side hustle.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, Danish authorities have maintained possession of the two friends' passports, according to Ray's family.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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That weakness was on full display on consecutive defensive possessions in the first quarter on Friday.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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All of this stuff goes back to last year’s legal challenge against the legality of the Premier League’s APT regulations, which was, legally, entirely separate to the ongoing saga related to the 130 charges against City.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Scientists study how astronauts use and store stuff in space While Vanguard-1 went silent in May 1964, Raynor said that since that time, the satellite's 133-minute orbit has been tracked by a network of optical space surveillance sensors and continues to be of scientific interest to this day.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Chattel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattel. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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