enslavement
noun/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
Frequency rank: #14,722 most common English word
Meaning
the act of making someone a slave and forcing them to work without freedom
Example sentence
The history book described the enslavement of millions of people as one of humanity's greatest injustices.
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