penal servitude

基本解释

He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.
他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。
Based on criticizing regarding endangering the society and criminal illegality as the nature feature of crime, this paper holds that penal servitude is the nature feature of a crime.
在批判把社会危害性和刑事违法性作为犯罪的本质特征的基础上提出，犯罪的本质特征应是应受刑罚惩罚性。
The judicial department and Hubei superior court constituted and published some systems. on the penal servitude, putting in prison and protection, management respectively, education and tuition.
司法行政部、湖北高等法院及其所属监狱也都制订和颁布劳役、收监与戒护、分管分押、教诲教育等管理制度。

(formerly) the imprisonment of an offender and his subjection to hard labour. It was substituted for transportation in 1853 and abolished in 1948 &rarrsee also hard labour