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Enslavement

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en·slave  (n-slv)
tr.v. en·slaved, en·slav·ing, en·slaves
To make into or as if into a slave.
en·slavement n.
en·slaver n.
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Noun1.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
2.enslavement - the act of making slaves of your captives
capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property


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He argued that if one slave re- fused to be corrected, and escaped with his life, the other slaves would soon copy the example; the re- sult of which would be, the freedom of the slaves, and the enslavement of the whites.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
I have long since ceased to cherish any spirit of bitterness against the Southern white people on account of the enslavement of my race.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
He says that there can be no high civilization without enslavement of the masses, either nominal or real.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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