enslavement

/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
noun
  1. The state or condition of being forced to work for someone else without freedom or payment, like a slave.
    • The museum exhibit showed artifacts from the era of enslavement in the Americas.
    • The history book described the brutal enslavement of millions of people.
    • She wrote a powerful essay about the enslavement of workers in sweatshops.
  2. The act of making someone or something completely controlled by another person or a force.
    • The dictator's goal was the enslavement of the entire population.
    • They fought against the enslavement of their country by foreign powers.
    • Addiction can lead to the enslavement of a person's will.