劳教 (láo jiào) — to subject (someone) to reeducation through labor (historical Chinese administrative detention)
Definition
Short for 劳动教养, a now-abolished administrative detention where people (usually minor offenders) were sent to a labor camp without a criminal trial. It was formally abolished by the National People's Congress in 2013.
verb
to subject (someone) to reeducation through labor (historical Chinese administrative detention)
Examples
- 劳教。Tā zài èr shí nián qián yīn wèi dǎo mài chē piào bèi láo jiào le sān nián.He was subjected to reeducation through labor for three years twenty years ago for scalping tickets.
- 劳教2013。láo jiào Zhì dù zài 2013 nián bèi quán guó rén dà zhèng shì fèi zhǐ le.The reeducation-through-labor system was formally abolished by the National People's Congress in 2013.
- ，劳教。Nà duàn lì shǐ lǐ, bèi sòng qù láo jiào de rén dà duō shì qīng wēi wéi fǎ zhě.In that period of history, most people sent to reeducation through labor were minor offenders.
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