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hard labor noun[ U ] US(UKhard labour)us/ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪ.bɚ/uk /ˌhɑːd ˈleɪ.bər/ a punishment for criminals, especially used in the past, that involves a lot of tiring physical work SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Punishing by causing pain birch cane caning cat-o'-nine-tails corporal punishment flagellate lynch lynch law lynching mortification mortification of the fleshidiom paddle smack spanking the third degreeidiom thrashing thumbscrew waterboard waterboarding whip
hard labor | American Dictionary hard labor noun[ U ] (CdnBrhard labour) a punishment for criminals that involves tiring physical work |