26984 words

enslavement

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
the act of making a slave of someone:

Examples:

At an early date, the Spanish government passed laws prohibiting enslavement of Indians.
the organized enslavement of West African people
2
the act of controlling someone's actions, thoughts, emotions, or life completely:

Examples:

enslavement to They harbour a scepticism of global capitalism and what they view as enslavement to a foreign company.
Her marriage was a kind of mental enslavement.
3
the process of forcing someone to remain in a bad situation:

Examples:

enslavement to The party’s enslavement to special interests is doing harm both to the party and to the nation.
Our enslavement to fossil fuels and our emphasis on economy over environment are unnatural.

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