Definitions for labor camp
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la′bor camp`(n.)
a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
a camp for the shelter of migratory farm workers.
Origin of labor camp:
1895–1900
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Labor camp
A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are forced to engage in penal labor. Labor camps have many common aspects with slavery and with prisons. Conditions at labor camps vary widely depending on the operators.
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