- (punishment of) hard labour
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(punishment of) hard labour
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hard labour — noun Physical labour as an additional punishment to imprisonment, abolished in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑hard hard labour Compulsory work imposed in addition to imprisonment, abolished in the UK in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑labour * * * hard labour… … Useful english dictionary
hard labour — BrE hard labor AmE n [U] punishment in prison which consists of hard physical work … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard labour — ► NOUN ▪ heavy manual work as a punishment … English terms dictionary
hard labour — N UNCOUNT Hard labour is hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime. The sentence of the court was twelve years hard labour, to be served in a British prison. (in AM, use hard labor) … English dictionary
hard labour — /had ˈleɪbə/ (say hahd laybuh) noun labour imposed on prisoners as a punishment, formerly as part of the sentence. Also, hard labor …
hard labour — BrE, hard labor AmE noun (U) punishment in prison which consists of hard physical work … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hard labour — UK / US noun [uncountable] very hard physical work that some people have to do when they are in prison as a punishment … English dictionary
hard labour — noun heavy manual work as a punishment … English new terms dictionary
punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… … Universalium
hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… … Useful english dictionary
hard labor — noun : compulsory labor imposed upon imprisoned criminals as a part of the prison discipline but not necessarily more severe nor greater in amount than that customarily performed by ordinary laborers * * * ˌhard ˈlabour [hard labour] (especially… … Useful english dictionary
