enslavement
Americannoun
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the act of taking or holding someone as a slave.
Until his death, Bartolomé de las Casas worked to prevent the enslavement of the Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.
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the state or condition of being held in slavery.
During their enslavement, African Americans were prevented from learning to read or write.
Etymology
Origin of enslavement
Example Sentences
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About eight weeks will be spent on “Freedom, Enslavement and Resistance”; five weeks on “The Practice of Freedom”; seven weeks on “Movements and Debates.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023
Enslavement evolved into convict leasing and then to mass incarceration.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
The Scott Trust's Legacies of Enslavement report, published on Tuesday, revealed that Mr Taylor, and at least nine of his 11 backers, had links to slavery, mainly in textiles.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023
Enslavement in West Africa took many forms, but none were hereditary, race-based chattel slavery.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022
Enslavement of the Hebrews.—Now, wars usually breed more wars.
From Hebrew Life and Times by Hunting, Harold B. (Harold Bruce)
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