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
The judge sentenced the defendant to three years of penal servitude.
The court sentenced the defendant to five years of penal servitude.
He received a sentence of three years' penal servitude.
The judge imposed a heavy sentence of penal servitude.