hard labour

noun

1. criminal law (formerly) the penalty of compulsory physical labour imposed in addition to a sentence of imprisonment: abolished in England in 1948

Example Sentences

Now fit and injury-free, he is enjoying the fruits of hard labour building up his body.

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The BBC last week published rare footage showing two North Korean teenagers sentenced to 12 years hard labour for watching K-dramas.

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Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas.

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He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment with hard labour in September 2014.

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He was sentenced to 15 years with hard labour, with state media suggesting that he only escaped the death penalty as a result of a "candid confession".

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