enslavement

Example Sentences

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Accidents and misfortunes, especially being captured in wartime, could lead to enslavement.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Those are not the natural consequences of human society, none of that. They are directly caused by our federal government’s role in the enslavement and exploitation of Africans or Black people throughout our history.”

From Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that it was modern Russia that was now pursuing the Nazis' goal of "enslavement and destruction".

From Reuters

“Although now it is another aggressor, the goal is the same – enslavement or destruction.”

From Seattle Times

While he said the Royal Family are "kind and genuine human beings" in person, the Crown "represents the same force that was behind the enslavement of Africans."

From BBC