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  2. Master/slave (BDSM) - Wikipedia

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    The types of activities that the slave may be expected to perform are usually defined in advance and sometimes spelled out in a slave contract, a document with social indications and value but without any real legal value that outlines the desires, limits, and expectations of the parties. The slave is often expected to perform sexually, though ...

  3. Consent in BDSM - Wikipedia

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    Observers from outside the BDSM community have also commented on the issue of consent in BDSM, sometimes referring to legal consent which is a separate and largely unrelated matter. However, the presence of explicit consent within BDSM can often have implications for BDSM and the law and, depending on the country the participants are in, may ...

  4. Voluntary slavery - Wikipedia

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    It is entirely to his disadvantage. Since the slave loses his status as a moral agent once the slave contract is enforced, the slave cannot act to enforce anything owed to him by his master. Rousseau contrasted this to the social contract, in that the subjects of the government have control over their masters. [15]

  5. Legality of BDSM - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, the law on BDSM is "cobbled together from a small pool of legal cases", under common law.A senior lecturer in law from the University of Technology Sydney said that "it is unlikely that acts such as bloodletting and permanent disfigurement would escape lawful punishment based on the level of serious harm and the intimidation that may underpin the procurement of consent."

  6. Slave marriages in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Slave codes, federal and state laws that controlled African Americans' legal status and condition, started with legislation in 1705. They were treated like other forms of property, like farm equipment, cows, and horses. Enslaved people were prohibited from entering civil contracts and could not legally own or receive real or personal property.

  7. Glossary of BDSM - Wikipedia

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    Master/slave: A consensual relationship where people enter a D/s dynamic with a focus on service and obedience. [63] This may be part of a 24/7 lifestyle and/or multiple scenes. A collaring ceremony may be performed where a Master symbolically or literally places a collar on the slave to establish "ownership", often around the neck or wrists ...

  8. Mukataba - Wikipedia

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    In Islamic law, a mukataba (مكاتبة) is a contract of manumission between a master and a slave according to which the slave is required to pay a certain sum of money during a specific time period in exchange for freedom. In the legal literature, slaves who enter this contract are known as mukatab.

  9. Slave-owning slaves - Wikipedia

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    It proved to contain a fragment of a legal contract for the sale of a Gaulish girl called Fortunata. The buyer, who could afford to pay 600 denarii — two years' salary for a Roman soldier — was not only a slave himself, but was owned by another slave belonging to the Roman emperor, probably Domitian or Trajan. The vendor warranted that she ...