> A slave is a human being forced to work through fraud or threat of violence for no pay beyond subsistence. Say I employ someone for a week, then, come their

> A slave is a human being forced to work through fraud or threat of violence for no pay beyond subsistence. Say I employ someone for a week, then, come their payday I disappear without paying them. By the definition above, they're a slave. But while my behaviour would be dispicable, I don't think most people would call such a situation slavery. So I don't think the definition is a good one.