noun
: a plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law — compare contract system , lease system , piece price system , public account system , public works and ways system , state use system
noun
: a plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law — compare contract system , lease system , piece price system , public account system , public works and ways system , state use system
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012