enslavement
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/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
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/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
When someone is made to work for another person without pay, and is not allowed to be free.
In the US, the enslavement of Africans and their descendants continued well into the second half of the 19th century.
When something controls a person so much that they cannot live without it.
The enslavement of man by technology is a growing concern in modern society.