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hard labour

British

noun

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

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Under the new legislation, capital punishment will be replaced with life imprisonment with hard labour.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

Mr Jordan denies that hard labour contributed to his decision.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

The source, who declined to be identified because they were not authorised to speak to media, said it was unclear what hard labour would entail.

From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 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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