That depends on the time and place the slave owner lived in. Slaves in the antebellum South were legally classified as domestic animals, like cows or sheep. So a slave owner was perfectly free to kill a slave that he owned. The only reason to avoid killing them is that slaves, like other domestic animals, were worth money. It would be foolish to buy a slave only to kill him or her. Nonetheless, if a slave master wished to kill a slave, he had every legal right to do so.
If a runaway slave was caught, they would be harshly punished, often beaten, tortured, or even killed by their owner or authorities. They would then be returned to their owner and likely face even more severe consequences as a form of deterrence for future escape attempts.
A person who owns a slave is typically referred to as a "slave owner" or "master."
A person who owns a slave is commonly referred to as a slaveholder or slave owner.
In ancient Rome, the fee for killing a slave was typically paid to the owner as compensation for the loss of property. The fee varied depending on the value of the slave and the circumstances of the killing.
the slave code was a law saying if a slave owner was to killed one of his slaves he would not be punished.
If a runaway slave was caught, they would be harshly punished, often beaten, tortured, or even killed by their owner or authorities. They would then be returned to their owner and likely face even more severe consequences as a form of deterrence for future escape attempts.
Slave owners could not be tried in court. There was no law against the mistreatment of slaves.
A master is the owner of a slave.
In real life, not in fiction: If a slave refused to do the work the master told them to do, the master could have the slave beaten, starved, or killed.
no john Adam was not a slave owner
They became property of the slave owner. Once they had grown enough to do work, they would be put to work like any other slave. They also were taken from their mother.
A person who owns a slave is typically referred to as a "slave owner" or "master."
Yes, but if the slave was incapacitated he may have to pay the owner of the slave for a replacement.
A person who owns a slave is commonly referred to as a slaveholder or slave owner.
If slaves tired to protest they would get beet up our even killed
A slave who is freed by his slave owner
did slaves change there names are did they keep the name that the slave owner gave them