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 | | Kholop's master had unlimited power over his life, e.g., he could kill him, sell him, or pay his way out of debt with him. |
 | | The master, however, was responsible for kholop's actions, such as insulting the free people, stealing etc. A person could become a kholop as a result of capture, selling oneself, being sold for debts or committed crimes, and marriage to a kholop. |
 | | The institution of serfdom in medieval Europe was weaker than chattel slavery; serfs were obliged to serve or work the land for their master, but were not chattel property. |
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