human trafficking
nounDefinition 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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Hearings on the human trafficking charges scheduled for Gary and Meghann Wigginses in September. — Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected], al, "Couple who ran religious boarding school in Alabama arrested for human trafficking," 26 Aug. 2019 Hulio referred us to the head of a Western European intelligence agency who, off camera, confirmed that Pegasus is a game-changer in foiling attacks by European Jihadists, as well as shutting down drug and human trafficking rings. — Correspondent Lesley Stahl, CBS News, "CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia," 18 Aug. 2019 The statistics and trends on human trafficking activities are bone chilling. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Avon grads of Citizen Police Academy hear alarming talk on human trafficking," 17 Aug. 2019 But experts say most human trafficking cases look nothing like what Epstein is accused of. — Anna North, Vox, "What Jeffrey Epstein’s case says (and doesn’t say) about human trafficking in America," 16 Aug. 2019 Because Layleen missed one or more classes mandated by the Manhattan human trafficking court’s diversion program after that arrest, according to her family’s lawyer, David Shanies, a $500 bail demand remained. — Mankaprr Conteh, Vogue, "How Layleen Cubilette-Polanco’s Family, the House of Xtravaganza, and Activists Are Mourning and Organizing a Month After Her Death," 12 July 2019 Several transit bus systems have even begun training drivers on spotting human trafficking victims, including in Pasco County, Florida where dozens of drivers have already become watchdogs for law enforcement. — NBC News, "Milwaukee bus drivers rescued two lost kids on same day; experts say public bus drivers are community watchdogs," 1 Aug. 2019 His name is Caleb, and Janine’s dream is reuniting her family: herself, her son, and Angela, her baby daughter born through the abusive, human trafficking handmaid system. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "How The Handmaid's Tale Just Made Janine's Story Even More Tragic," 25 July 2019 Gomez has also worked closely with an anti-human trafficking non-profit organization, A21, to build awareness and aftercare for survivors. — Samantha Lopez, Houston Chronicle, "Selena Gomez turns 27. Here are 27 things you (probably) didn't know about her," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'human trafficking.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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