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corvee

[kawr-vey] / kɔrˈveɪ /


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The most convincing evidence for outsiders on this land exploitation and on the harshness of the Corvee comes from Japanese sources.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)

Allied to this system of land exploitation comes the Corvee, or forced labour exacted from the country people for road making.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)




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