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PRONUNCIATION OF PENAL SERVITUDE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENAL SERVITUDE

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Penal servitude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENAL SERVITUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penal servitude

Penal labour

Penal labour is a generic term for various kinds of unfree labour which prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour. The work may be light or hard, depending on the context. Forms of sentence involving penal labour have included penal servitude and imprisonment with hard labour. The term may refer to several related scenarios: labour as a form of punishment, the prison system used as a means to secure labour, and labour as providing occupation for convicts. These scenarios can be applied to those imprisoned for political, religious, war, or other reasons as well as to criminal convicts. Large-scale implementations of penal labour include labour camps, prison farms, and penal colonies.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENAL SERVITUDE

penal
penal code
penal colony
penal settlement
penalisation
penalise
penality
penalization
penalize
penally
penalties
penalty
penalty area
penalty box
penalty clause
penalty corner
penalty goal
penalty kick
penalty killer
penalty point

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENAL SERVITUDE

altitude
amplitude
aptitude
attitude
certitude
exactitude
fortitude
gratitude
habitude
inaptitude
ineptitude
latitude
longitude
magnitude
multitude
negritude
order of magnitude
servitude
show-me attitude
solitude
the multitude

Synonyms and antonyms of penal servitude in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «penal servitude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENAL SERVITUDE

Find out the translation of penal servitude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penal servitude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penal servitude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

劳役
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajos forzados
570 millions of speakers

English

penal servitude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दंड दासता की हालत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأشغال الشاقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каторга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

servidão penal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাস্তিমূলক দাসত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

servitude pénale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pidana pidana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuchthaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

懲役
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

징역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengawal pidana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khổ sai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்டனைக்குரிய அடிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड स्वराज्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cezaevinde cezaevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavori forzati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katorgę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каторга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muncă silnică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποινικό δουλεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwangarbeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

straffarbete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

straffarbeid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penal servitude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENAL SERVITUDE»

The term «penal servitude» is regularly used and occupies the 105.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENAL SERVITUDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penal servitude» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penal servitude» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penal servitude

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENAL SERVITUDE»

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A History of Criminal Law in New South Wales: The Colonial ...
The absurdity of this approach lay in the fact that by 1883 there was little or no practical distinction between penal servitude and imprisonment: in both cases the offender went to Darlinghurst Gaol or somewhere else equally distasteful for the ...
Gregory D. Woods, 2002
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History of the Sinn Fein Movement and the Irish Rebellion of ...
FRANCIS FAHY, ten years' penal servitude. RICHARD DAVYS, ten years' penal servitude. Jorm M'GABRY, eight years' penal servitude. THOMAS HUNTER, penal servitude for life. WILLIAM CosoEOVE, penal servitude for life. EDWARD ...
Jones Francis P.
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Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed
11 PENAL SERVITUDE IN QIN LAW The Qin state, which unified China in 221 B.C., was remembered in later China above all for its harsh laws and extensive use of unfree labor. People were rewarded for denouncing those who broke the law ...
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 2009
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Penal Servitude
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William Beauchamp Nevill, 2011
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Crime, Punishment and the Search for Order in Ireland
The book 'I did Penal Servitude' by D 83222 was written by Walter Mahon-Smith, who was sentenced to penal servitude for fraud in the early 1940s and served time in Sligo, Mountjoy and Portlaoise prisons. D83222 was Sean O'Faolain's ...
‎2004
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Walls Have Mouths - A Record of Ten Years' Penal Servitude
Originally published in 1936, this is a fascinating account of a decade in prison served by a socialist agitator convicted of spying for the U.S.S.R. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are ...
Wilfred Macartney, 2008
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The English Prison and Borstal Systems: An Account of the ...
This was the origin of the sentence of Penal Servitude, which by the Act of 1853 l was substituted for sentences of transportation of less than 14 years. The sentences legalised were related to, but shorter than, those 'of transportation, with a ...
Lionel W. Fox, 1952
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Crime, Punishment, and Reform in Europe
32 In the months prior to the riot, officers had been disciplined on two occasions for such offences.33 In his evidence to The Penal Servitude Acts Commission, Jebb laid much of the blame for the riot on the presence in Chatham of particular  ...
Louis A. Knafla, 2003
9
Buried Alive: Or, Ten Years Penal Servitude in Siberia...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 2012
10
The T'ang Code, Volume II: Specific Articles
Where life exile at a closer distance is increased to life exile at a further distance, it is the same as one-half year of penal servitude.Where punish— ment is increased to life exile with added labor, [4a] the year of added labor is the excess.
‎2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENAL SERVITUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penal servitude is used in the context of the following news items.
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From SYL Ideals to Mini Ethno States: How Federalism is tearing …
... opportunity to a normal citizenship resolving instead to treat our youth like convicts under sentence of penal servitude. It's rather bizarre – and ... «somalicurrent, Jul 15»
2
The Confederate Battle Flag Is a Symbol of Hate
... color as possession, white-on-black rape and sexual slavery, destruction of families, forced labor, chain gangs and penal servitude, beatings, ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
3
Lessons from history in defining republicanism
The counter argument is that because he was vehemently anti-British and sentenced to penal servitude, he should remain a republican hero. «the Irish News, Jul 15»
4
Review: 'The Pinch' by Steve Stern
From this point on, chapters alternate between the early days of the century — when Pinsker escapes penal servitude in Siberia and comes to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Michael Davitt – Pioneer of social justice
His coffin was then brought by train to Foxford, County Mayo. On 18 July 1870, Michael Davitt was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude for ... «An Phoblacht, Jul 15»
6
GIAF Theatre review: Maum
... in support of the defence was disregarded; three of the accused were hanged and the other eight were sentenced to penal servitude for life. «Galway Advertiser, Jul 15»
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CRIME IN OLD ROTHERHAM: Theft on the farm
Both men were sentenced to penal servitude for four years each. Print article; Write a comment; View comments. You must be a registered user ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
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History: East Grinstead's cricket captain accused of murder at the …
Mr Justice Grantham sentenced Charlwood to five years penal servitude, Mrs Francis to three years, and her husband to six months ... «East Grinstead Online, Jul 15»
9
Whispering Pines: Charlie Morse's Second Act and Denouement
... 1907: “I am going to Atlanta to begin penal servitude under the most brutal sentence ever pronounced against a citizen in a civilized country.”. «Bowdoin Daily Sun, Jul 15»
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The Confederate Battle Flag Is a Symbol of Hate: Why Are Some …
... color as possession, white-on-black rape and sexual slavery, destruction of families, forced labor, chain gangs and penal servitude, beatings, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

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