hard labour
noun
criminal law
(formerly) the penalty of compulsory physical labour imposed in addition to a sentence of imprisonment: abolished in England in 1948
Words nearby hard labour
hard head,
hard hit, be,
hard hitter,
hard knocks,
hard labor,
hard labour,
hard landing,
hard lens,
hard light,
hard line,
hard liquor
Example sentences from the Web for hard labour
Hard-labour prisoners may receive a gratuity of one shilling a month if their conduct and work have been satisfactory.
The Criminal & the Community |James DevonHere the tread-wheel was in use, there cellular cranks, or hard-labour machines.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 |Arthur Griffiths