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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But Trump contends it was only meant to cover former slaves and not the modern influx of immigrants.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The bite marks seem to confirm that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators — and not soldiers or slaves, as previously thought, according to Malin Holst, lecturer in osteoarchaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So, too, was Gordon, Christian Braun, Jokić and other Nuggets nearly getting into a full-on brawl with James Harden and the Clippers on the last possession of the first half.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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But with the game on the line in crunch time, Anunoby forced a Cunningham mid-range miss, Bridges forced a Cunningham turnover on a drive to the rim, then Anunoby forced another mid-range miss on the game’s final possession.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 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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Gibbs refuses to do therapy, his psych evals, all that kind of stuff.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Classic Rock, the stuff jocks listened to at parties and practice?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Chattel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattel. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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