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Subjection

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

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Bondage 76% connected

The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.

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Captivity 76% connected

The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

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Confinement 76% connected

Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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Enslavement 76% connected

The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved; bondage; servitude.

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Oppression 76% connected

The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

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Peonage 76% connected

The condition of a peon.

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Repression 76% connected

The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.

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Slavery 76% connected

The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another.

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Thraldom 76% connected

The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.

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Thrall 76% connected

A slave; a bondman.

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Thralldom 76% connected

Thraldom.

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Capture 76% connected

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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Relationship 76% connected

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

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Seizure 76% connected

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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Subject 74% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Subject 74% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Subjugate 74% connected

To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another;…

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Subjugate 74% connected

To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another;…

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Synonym 3

Conquering 92% connected

of Conquer

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Conquest 92% connected

The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection…

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Subjugation 92% connected

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

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