servitude

servitude
The term of the civil law for easement. The right of the owner of one parcel of land, by reason of his ownership, to use the land of another for a special purpose of his own, not inconsistent with the general property in the other person. Korricks Dry Goods Co. v Kentall, 33 Ariz 325, 264 P 692, 58 ALR 145. Bondage. See easement; involuntary servitude.

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  • servitude — ser·vi·tude / sər və ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life; specif: the state of being a slave involuntary servitude see also amendment xiii and amendment… …   Law dictionary

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  • Servitude — Serv i*tude, n. [L. servitudo: cf. F. servitude.] 1. The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Servitude — may refer to:* Service * Conscription * Employment * Slavery * Indentured servitude * Involuntary servitude * Penal servitude * Servitude (BDSM) * Equitable servitude, a term of real estate law * Servitude in civil law …   Wikipedia

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  • servitude — ou subjection de ceux qui sont serfs à quelque seigneur, Seruitus, vel Seruitudo. Champs ou maisons qui doibvent servitude, et sont chargez comme de recevoir les esgous, ou autres choses semblables, Serua domus, Serua praedia. Delivrer de… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • servitude — late 15c., condition of being enslaved, from M.Fr. servitude, from L.L. servitudo slavery, from L. servus a slave (see SERVE (Cf. serve)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • servitude — s. f. Servidão …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • servitude — [n] slavery bondage, bonds, chains, confinement, enslavement, obedience, peonage, serfdom, serfhood, subjection, subjugation, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, yoke; concepts 388,410 Ant. mastery …   New thesaurus

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