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懲ちょう役えき

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Meanings

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noun

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor

A legal term for a sentence of imprisonment that includes mandatory labor. Often contrasted with 禁錮 (imprisonment without compulsory labor).

See also: 禁固

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