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human trafficking

noun

Definition of HUMAN TRAFFICKING

:  organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into prostitution or involuntary labor)
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First Known Use of HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1988

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