labour camp

labour camp
A type of prison where prisoners are obliged to do forced labour, usually outdoors.

The labour camps of the old Soviet Union are well described by the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.


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  • labour camp — /ˈleɪbə kæmp/ (say laybuh kamp) noun a camp where convicts do manual labour. Also, labor camp …  

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