Definition of enslavement Enslavement

/ɛnslejˈvmʌnt/ - [ensleyvmunt] - en•slave•ment

We found 5 definitions of enslavement from 4 different sources.

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What does enslavement mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: enslavements

enslavement - the act of making slaves of your captives
  gaining control, seizure, capture the taking possession of something by legal process
enslavement - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
  captivity
  subjection, subjugation forced submission to control by others
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  • enslavement (n.)
    The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved; bondage; servitude.

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