Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bondage
Meaning of Bondage
Is a term which has not obtained a juridical use distinct from the vernacular, in which it is either taken as a synonym with “slavery,” or as applicable to any kind of personal servitude which is involuntary in its continuation.
What does Bondage mean in American Law?
The definition of Bondage in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
The status of being bound. Usually used today as a synonym for slavery, but once also encompassing villeinage. See villein. Also, a species of perversion in which one derives sexual satisfaction from being, or seeing and acting upon someone else, tightly bound with ropes or chains, often naked and in humilating or painful positions. Sometimes referred to as “boundage and domination,” most frequently abbreviated (e.g., in advertisements seeking partners) “b&d.”
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| Bondage in the Dictionary | Bondage in our legal dictionaries | Browse the Legal Thesaurus | Find synonyms and related words of Bondage |
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| Related topics | Bondage in the World Encyclopedia of Law |
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This definition of Bondage Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..
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