hard labor

English

Alternative forms

• hard labour

Noun

hard labor (uncountable)

1. Forced servitude in the form of physically difficult labor, usually as a penal punishment.

   Hypernym: forced labor

Related terms

• penal servitude
• serfdom
• slavery

Translations

penal labor

• French: travaux forcés (fr) m pl, bagne (fr) m
• Irish: daorobair f