Exploitation, the meaning of the word from Chambers' 20th Century Dictionary which gave: 'the act of successfully applying industry to any job, as the working of mines, etc.; the act of using for selfish purposes', Timblo Irmaos Ltd. Margo v. Jorge Anibal Matos Sequeira, (1977) 3 SCC 474:AIR 1977 SC 734: (1977) 2 SCR 451.
The act of taking advantage of something esp. the act of taking unjust advantage of another for one's own benefit, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 600.