hard labour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was later sentenced to hard labour, but kept his job at the newspaper, according to a family statement.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Her husband Nurul, who's 22, manages to pick up just a few days of work a month, doing hard labour or cleaning the stinky sewers, but most days he's forced to sit at home.
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
"Three years each, no hard labour," said the source, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
A freelance television presenter who worked for the BBC's charity branch has been sentenced to three years hard labour in Myanmar.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2022
They were content to eat the results of all this hard labour, but they were unwilling to do their full share of the work.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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