enslavement

Noun

Meaning

The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved; bondage; servitude.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

captivity serfdom durance slavery conquest imprisonment dependence custody exploitation suppression domination dictatorship addiction confinement repression
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Antonyms

liberty deliverance amnesty away clear emancipation
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Hypernyms

capture seizure subjugation subjection gaining control

Examples

So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity Source: Internet

According to the Guardian, al-Quraishi played a pivotal role in the genocide and enslavement of the Yazidi minority in Iraq. Source: Internet

After being defeated in a quick bout of personal combat, Murbella assumes that Lucilla is the Great Honored Matre, and allows Lucilla and Burzmali to watch through the window of a locked room while she completes the sexual enslavement of the ghola. Source: Internet

A history of enslavement, colonialism, wars and coups by so-called liberal states refutes the notion that this political ideology is the true home of inclusion and non-racialism. Source: Internet

"Black Africans in Renaissance Europe", P. 281 Pius did not condemn the concept of trading in slaves, only the enslavement of the recently baptised, who represented a very small minority of those captured and taken to Portugal. Source: Internet

During the 15th century, sentiment in Europe increasingly turned against the enslavement of Christians and the Church denounced such practices, but this did not extend to unbelievers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

enslaved state enslaved vessel enslavedness enslaven enslaver enslaving