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单词 hard labor
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hard labor

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noun

compulsory labor imposed upon criminals in addition to imprisonment, generally not exceeding ordinary labor in severity or amount.

Origin of hard labor

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby hard labor

Hardinge, Harding scandals, Harding, Warren G., hard-knock, hard knocks, hard labor, hard labour, hard-laid, hard landing, hard lens, hard light
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Example sentences from the Web for hard labor

  • He could see nothing; the sounds came from one of the hard-labor cells.

    It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
  • Again a command was heard, and the hard-labor convicts, in pairs, began to pour out.

    The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
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