The state or condition of a peou as above defined; a condition of en- forced servitude, by which the servitor is restrained of his liberty and compelled to labor in liquidation of some debt or obligation , real or pretended, against his will. Peonage Cases (D. C.) 123 Fed. 071; In re Lewis (C. C.) 114 Fed. 903 ; U. S. v. McClel- lan (D. C.) 127 Fed. 971; Rev. St. U. S.
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