Sentences with chattel
chat·tel
C c - They were slaves, to be bought and sold as chattels.
- To be treated as a chattel and held hostage for economic or military purposes is a common fate for women in this immutably patriarchal world.
- Through most of human history, children were considered chattel, fully under the control of their parents.
- Date back to the time when wives were considered property -- and woe unto he or she who steals chattel so dear.
- These states have laws on their books that date back to the time when wives were considered property -- and woe unto he or she who steals chattel so dear.