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ちょうえき 懲役
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1. penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)​See also 禁錮
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2. Penal labour​Penal labour is a form of unfree labour in which prisoners perform work, typically manual labour. The work may be light or hard, depending on the context. Forms of sentence which involve penal labour include penal servitude and imprisonment with hard labour. The term may refer to several related situations: labour as a form of punishment, the prison system used as a means to secure labour, and labour as a form of occupation of convicts.
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