n. The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated; subjection.
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n. the act of subjugating by cruelty
n. the act of conquering
n. forced submission to control by others
Word Usage
"We say we know exactly what "moral" is: it is your unprincipled conscience in subjugation to irrational prejudice, in servitude to the mob, validated only by appeals to authority."