Meaning Of The Word Penal servitude

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What's The Definition Of Penal servitude?

penal servitude
uncountable noun: Penal servitude is the punishment of being sent to prison and forced to do hard physical work.

penal servitude in American English
imprisonment together with hard labor
imprisonment, usually at hard labor: the legal punishment for conviction of certain crimes

penal servitude in British English
noun: (formerly) the imprisonment of an offender and his subjection to hard labour. It was substituted for transportation in 1853 and abolished in 1948

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