Definition of bondage
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the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
"he was in bondage to fear:
"he sought release from his bondage to Satan"
"a self freed from the bondage of time"
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subjection, subjugation
forced submission to control by others
the state of being under the control of another person
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bonded labor
a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States
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servitude
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
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villainage, villeinage
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
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serfdom, serfhood, vassalage
the state of a serf
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subjection, subjugation
forced submission to control by others
sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
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sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
activities associated with sexual intercourse
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