hard labor
noun[U]
US(UKhard labour)us/ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪ.bɚ/uk/ˌhɑːd ˈleɪ.bər/apunishmentforcriminals,especiallyused in the past, thatinvolvesa lot oftiringphysicalwork
Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- caning
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- horsewhip
- lynch
- lynch law
- lynching
- mortification
- paddle
- smack
- spanking
- tar and feathersomeoneidiom
- thrash
- thrashing
- thumbscrew
- waterboard
- waterboarding
- whip