Definition: Slavery

Category: Crime statistics

Unlawful capture, acquisition or disposal of a person with intent to reduce the person to a status or condition over which any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised; all acts involved in the acquisition of a slave with a view to selling or exchanging the person; all acts of disposal by sale or exchange of a slave acquired with a view to being sold or exchanged, and every act of trade or transport in slaves. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/ICCS_final-2015-March12_FINAL_v1_0_EN.pdf