penal servitude
noun English Criminal Law.
imprisonment together with hard labor.
Origin of penal servitude
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby penal servitude
pen-,
pen-based,
pen.,
penal,
penal code,
penal servitude,
penalize,
penalty,
penalty area,
penalty box,
penalty corner
British Dictionary definitions for penal servitude
penal servitude
noun
English criminal law
(formerly) the imprisonment of an offender and his subjection to hard labour. It was substituted for transportation in 1853 and abolished in 1948
Compare hard labour