imprisonment at hard labor
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hard labor — A special condition of imprisonment for crime. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 615. Describing the labor as hard, in a sentence imposing imprisonment at hard labor, does not signify that it shall be of unusual severity. It means no more than that it is… … Ballentine's law dictionary
hard labor — n. compulsory physical labor imposed, together with imprisonment, as a punishment for some crimes … English World dictionary
hard labor — hard′ la′bor n. compulsory labor imposed upon criminals in addition to imprisonment • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
hard labor — compulsory labor imposed upon criminals in addition to imprisonment, generally not exceeding ordinary labor in severity or amount. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
hard labor — Synonyms and related words: arduousness, backbreaking work, burdensomeness, confinement, dismemberment, effortfulness, estrapade, galleys, hard job, hard work, impalement, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, keelhauling, laboriousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
hard labor — A punishment, additional to mere imprisonment, sometimes imposed upon convicts sentenced to a penitentiary for serious crimes, or for misconduct while in prison … Black's law dictionary
hard labor — A punishment, additional to mere imprisonment, sometimes imposed upon convicts sentenced to a penitentiary for serious crimes, or for misconduct while in prison … Black's law dictionary
hard labour — noun Physical labour as an additional punishment to imprisonment, abolished in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑hard hard labour Compulsory work imposed in addition to imprisonment, abolished in the UK in 1948 • • • Main Entry: ↑labour * * * hard labour… … Useful english dictionary
imprisonment — Synonyms and related words: beleaguerment, besetment, blockade, blockading, captivity, circumscription, close arrest, confinement, cordoning, custody, detention, dismemberment, durance, durance vile, duress, enclosure, envelopment, estrapade,… … Moby Thesaurus
imprisonment — The holding of a person from the time of his commitment to the time of his discharge. 41 Am J1st Pris & P § 2. The holding of a person as a prisoner under a commitment ordered pursuant to a sentence for a crime or a commitment for temporary… … Ballentine's law dictionary
