hard labournoun [ U ]
UK US hard labor uk/ˌhɑːd ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪ.bɚ/a punishment for criminals, especially used in the past, that involves a lot of tiring physical work
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Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- cane
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- flay
- kneecap
- lash
- lynch
- lynch law
- mortification
- mortification of the flesh idiom
- rack
- screw
- stone
- tar
- treadmill
- walloping
- whip
- whipping
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