Slavery was a condition, usually a legal status, where someone's autonomy was stripped from them. The work component only existed because why else would one wa

Slavery was a condition, usually a legal status, where someone's autonomy was stripped from them. The work component only existed because why else would one want a slave? If someone born into slavery died before they could walk, they still were a slave. If an old slave was allowed to retire without working again, that didn't stop them from being a slave.