enslavement
/ɛnˈsleɪvm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The action of making someone a slave; subjugation: the enslavement of millions of Africans...
- Only such a premise can legitimise the wholesale domination, enslavement or extermination of other peoples.
- Confronted now with the possibility of ridding the world of a tyrant, they opt for further enslavement of his subjects.
- No enslavement and no tyranny are as ruthless and as demanding as slavery to physical desires and passions.
Synonyms
subjugation, disenfranchisement, suppression, tyranny, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution;
slavery, servitude, bondage, forced labour;
bonds, chains, fetters, shackles, restraints, yoke;
Biology dulosis
literary thraldom, thrall
historical serfdom, vassalage, helotage, helotry, helotism
archaic enthralment, duress