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chain gang

 noun
     
chain gang [countable]
SCJ a group of prisoners chained together to work outside their prison
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borstal cell chain chain gang concentration camp concurrent confinement convict correctional custodial sentence custody death row detainee detention detention centre dungeon fetter fetters governor guard gulag handcuff handcuffs incarcerate inmate inside intern internment jail jailbreak labour camp lifer oubliette parole(n) parole(v) pen penal penitentiary pillory pokey political prisoner porridge preventive detention prison prison camp prisoner prisoner of conscience prisoner of war punishment reformatory remission serve shackle(n) shackle(v) solitary solitary confinement stretch thumbscrew warden warder yardbird

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