Enslavement: alternatives and connections

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing.

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The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.

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A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

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A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.

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To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence.

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To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence.

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The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

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