forced labor
forced labor noun: work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave.
Noun
forced labor (uncountable)
- Work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave.
- 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.1839, Robert FitzRoy, Phillip Parker King, Charles Darwin, chapter XIX, in Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, […], volume...
- All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States, and the importation...1930, 19 U.S. Code § 1307 - Convict-made goods; importation prohibited
forced labor meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Odia and Tagalog
forced labor in Hindi
- work which one is compelled to perform
- बेगार begār
forced labor in Malayalam
- work which one is compelled to perform
- നിർബന്ധിത തൊഴിൽ niṟbandhita toḻil
forced labor in Odia
- forced labor
- ବେଠି beṭhi
forced labor in Tagalog
- work which one is compelled to perform
- sapilitang trabaho
More languagesFewer languages
- forced labor in Arabic
- عمل قسري
- forced labor in Malay
- buruh paksa
- forced labor in Indonesian
- kerja paksa
- forced labor in Persian
- بیگاری bigâri
- forced labor in Vietnamese
- lao động cưỡng bức
Forms of forced labor
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Questions about forced labor
- What does forced labor mean?
- Forced labor means work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave.
- What is forced labor in Hindi?
- Forced labor in Hindi is बेगार (begār). See Forced labor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forced labor?
- Forced labor is a noun.
Words near forced labor in the dictionary
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