Subjugation

sub·ju·gate  (sbj-gt)

tr.v. sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing, sub·ju·gates

1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.

2. To make subservient; enslave.

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[Middle English subjugaten, from Latin subiugre, subiugt- : sub-, sub- + iugum, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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subju·gation n.

subju·gator n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subjugation - forced submission to control by others subjection relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects" oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" enslavement, captivity - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage - the state of being under the control of another person bondage - the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time" peonage - the condition of a peon confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
	2.	subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" oppression persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
	3.	subjugation - the act of conquering                 conquering, conquest, subjection capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property