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penal servitude

pe·nal ser·vi·tude
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peen-l sur-vi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈpin l ˈsɜr vɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /ˈpiː.nəl ˈsɜː.vɪ.tjuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peen-l sur-vi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈpin l ˈsɜr vɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of penal servitude words

  • noun penal servitude imprisonment together with hard labor. 1
  • noun penal servitude punishment: hard labour 1
  • uncountable noun penal servitude Penal servitude is the punishment of being sent to prison and forced to do hard physical work. 0
  • noun penal servitude (formerly) the imprisonment of an offender and his subjection to hard labour. It was substituted for transportation in 1853 and abolished in 1948 0
  • noun penal servitude imprisonment, usually at hard labor: the legal punishment for conviction of certain crimes 0
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Origin of penal servitude

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Penal servitude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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penal servitude popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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