statute labour
(US statute labor) now historical
noun
Unpaid work for the maintenance of public services, especially highways or roads, required by statute to be undertaken by the residents or tenants of a particular district; also attributive, as statute labour road, etc.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Anno Regni Georgii II Regis.
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- the Fall
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- The Federalist
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