forced labor

== English == === Alternative forms === forced labour === Noun === forced labor (uncountable) (American spelling) Work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave. Hyponyms: hard labor, unfree labor ==== Translations ==== === References === "forced labor" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. "forced labor" in Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics © Alan V. Deardorff, 2000, 2001. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. See "forced."