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penal servitude
noun
, English Criminal Law.
- imprisonment together with hard labor.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penal servitude1
First recorded in 1855–60
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