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Eng. Criminal Law.imprisonment together with hard labor.[1855-60]
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Penal servitude — Servitude Serv i*tude, n. [L. servitudo: cf. F. servitude.] 1. The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penal servitude — Penal Pe nal, a. [L. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. F. p[ e]nal. See {Pain}.] Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as: (a) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penal servitude — index bondage, correction (punishment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
penal servitude — n. imprisonment, usually at hard labor: the legal punishment for conviction of certain crimes … English World dictionary
penal servitude — N UNCOUNT Penal servitude is the punishment of being sent to prison and forced to do hard physical work. [FORMAL] Syn: hard labour … English dictionary
penal servitude — forced labor, labor that is given as a punishment … English contemporary dictionary
penal servitude — noun imprisonment with hard labour … English new terms dictionary
penal servitude — n hard labour, stretch, time SLANG bird, lag, porridge … Useful english dictionary
Servitude — Serv i*tude, n. [L. servitudo: cf. F. servitude.] 1. The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
servitude — ser·vi·tude / sər və ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life; specif: the state of being a slave involuntary servitude see also amendment xiii and amendment… … Law dictionary
