penal colony

noun

Definitions

  1. A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals,…

    A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.

    • Australia was used as a penal colony by the United Kingdom in the 18th to 19th century.

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