subjection
noun/səbˈdʒekʃn/
/səbˈdʒekʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- (in/under) subjection (to somebody/something) the process of bringing a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force; the situation of being controlled in this way
- Scotland was placed under feudal subjection to England.
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