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ENSLAVEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making slaves of your captives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enslavement" is a kind of...):
capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)
Derivation:
enslave (make a slave of; bring into servitude)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being a slave
Example:
So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity
Synonyms:
captivity; enslavement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("enslavement" is a kind of...):
subjection; subjugation (forced submission to control by others)
