exploitation

noun5

1. •
   The act of utilizing something; industry.

   • the exploitation of natural resources
2. •
   The improper use of something for selfish purposes.

   • the exploitation of children in beauty pageants
3. •
   The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.

   • Undocumented migrants are vulnerable to exploitation.
4. •
   A genre of media focused on lurid depictions of topical social issues such as violence, sexuality and marginalized groups.

   • […]certainly it is not an adventure story, either, as McKernan seems to suggest, an exploitation novel aiming to attract readers through the use of "the odd," "the perverse," or "the exotic." — 2013
5. •
   The marketing and promotion of a film.

   • This territory continued to be the greatest field for the exploitation and distribution of our films non-theatrically, […] — 1928