labor camp
noun
1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers
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Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.
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Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The satire, as always, could cut more deeply — there’s no reference to censorship of homosexuality or Uyghur labor camps — but The Franchise comes up with some great, goofy tableaus in which tractors beep their way through soundstages.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The satire, as always, could cut more deeply — there’s no reference to censorship of homosexuality or Uyghur labor camps — but The Franchise comes up with some great, goofy tableaus in which tractors beep their way through soundstages.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Those accused of disloyalty or dissent face brutal punishments, including imprisonment in labor camps, torture, or execution.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Before my parents were liberated they were imprisoned in labor camps.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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