HARD LABOR

hard labor. Work imposed on prisoners as additional punishment, usu. for misconduct while in prison. • Several states (such as Louisiana, Maine, and New Jersey) impose hard labor as a sentence for a variety of crimes. Hard labor is also imposed in military sentencing. See PENAL SERVITUDE. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1067, 1134, 1526. C.J.S. […]