劳动改造 (láo dòng gǎi zào) — reform through labor (a penal system requiring convicted criminals to perform forced labor)
Definition
A penal system (abolished in 2013) where convicted criminals perform forced labor as part of their sentence. It is a political-historical term specific to the PRC legal system.
noun
reform through labor (a penal system requiring convicted criminals to perform forced labor)
Examples
- 劳动改造。Tā zài jiān yù lǐ jiē shòu le sān nián de láo dòng gǎi zào.He underwent three years of reform through labor in prison.
- 劳动改造。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le láo dòng gǎi zào zhì dù xià gè rén de mìng yùn.This novel depicts individual fates under the reform-through-labor system.
- 劳动改造2013。láo dòng gǎi zào Zhèng cè zài 2013 nián jìn xíng le zhòng dà gǎi gé.The reform-through-labor policy underwent a major reform in 2013.
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