chain gang
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃeɪn ˌɡæŋ/us/ˈtʃeɪn ˌɡæŋ/agroupofprisonerswho have toworkoutdoorsoutsidetheprisonwhiletiedtogether withchains:
被链子拴在一起服劳役的一群囚犯，锁链囚犯He wassentencedto 10yearsonachaingangforkillinga man in the 50s.他因在50年代杀害一名男子而被判处10年劳役。
- In 1947, the nation's firstFreedomRiders,organizedby CORE,endedtheirvoyageonNorthCarolinachaingangs.
- He putinmatesback on achaingangfiveyearsago after Alabamajailsrevivedthearchaicpractice.
- In the 1700s,convictson Australianchaingangshad towearwooljacketswithyellowandblackdiamondpatterns.
- Thechaingangsoperatein sixstateprisons, said aspokeswomanfor thecorrectionsdepartment.
Punishing & punishments
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- attach
- attachment
- bar
- be brought/called to accountidiom
- bring
- discipline
- flaysomeonealiveidiom
- get what's coming toyouidiom
- grounded
- hair shirt
- hang
- spare
- spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
- spot fine
- stringsomeoneup
- swing
- swing for itidiom
- tagging
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Prisons & parts of prisons