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chain gang
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chain gangnoun
a gang of convicts chained together
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chain gangnoun
a group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.
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chain gang
A chain gang is a system of labor (usually forced) that involves groups of prisoners chained together doing menial labor.
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chain gang
A chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together and made to do hard physical labor as a form of punishment. This usually involves tasks such as building roads, digging ditches or breaking rocks. This system was extensively used in the United States, particularly in the South, during the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries.
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Chain gang
A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work, such as mining or timber collecting, as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include building roads, digging ditches or chipping stone. This system existed primarily in the southern parts of the United States, and by 1955 had been phased out nationwide, with Georgia the last state to abandon the practice. Chain gangs were reintroduced by a few states during the "get tough on crime" 1990s, with Alabama being the first state to revive them in 1995. The experiment ended after about one year in all states except Arizona, where in Maricopa County inmates can still volunteer for a chain gang to earn credit toward a high school diploma or avoid disciplinary lockdowns for rule infractions.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chain gang in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chain gang in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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