Forced labor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave. US, uncountable

    "The power which the government possesses, by means of forced labour, of at once opening good roads throughout the country, has been, I believe, one main cause of the early prosperity of this colony."

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"The power which the government possesses, by means of forced labour, of at once opening good roads throughout the country, has been, I believe, one main cause of the early prosperity of this colony."

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