hard labor

noun

Forced servitude in the form of physically difficult labor, usually as a penal punishment.

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Meanings

nounhard labor (uncountable)

alternative hard labour

  1. uncountableForced servitude in the form of physically difficult labor, usually as a penal punishment.

Translations

Arabic أَعْمَالٌ شَاقَّة
  • أَعْمَالٌ شَاقَّة (ʔaʕmālun šāqqa)penal labor
Chinese Mandarin 苦役
  • 苦役 (kǔyì)penal labor
French travaux forcés, bagne
  • travaux forcéspenal labor
  • bagnepenal labor
Hebrew עבודה פרך
  • עבודה פרךpenal labor
Irish daorobair
  • daorobairpenal labor
Polish ciężkie roboty
  • ciężkie robotypenal labor
Cite this entry
APA

hard labor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20labor

MLA

“hard labor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20labor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard labor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20labor.

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