subjection – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
subjection
n.
act of subjecting; condition of being subject
Slavery
Slavery is a legal or economic system in which principles of
property law are applied to humans allowing them to be classified as
property, to be owned, bought and sold accordingly, and they cannot withdraw unilaterally from the arrangement. While a person is a slave, the owner is entitled to the productivity of the slave's labour, without any
remuneration. The rights and protection of the slave may be regulated by laws and customs in a particular time and place, and a person may become a slave from the time of their capture, purchase or birth.
subjection
Noun
1. forced submission to control by others
(synonym) subjugation
(hypernym) relationship
(hyponym) repression
(derivation) subjugate, subject
2. the act of conquering
(synonym) conquest, conquering, subjugation
(hypernym) capture, gaining control, seizure
(hyponym) Norman Conquest
(derivation) subjugate, subject
Subjection
(a.)
The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends on our subjection to the laws.
(a.)
The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Subjection
The obligation of one or more persons to act at the discretion, or according to the judgment and will of others.
Subjection is either private or public. By the former is meant the subjection to the authority of private persons; as, of children to their parents, of apprentices to their masters, and the like. By the latter is understood the subjection to the authority of public persons.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
