Penal transportation

Definition

Penal transportation refers to the practice of relocating convicts from their home country to a penal colony as punishment. This was commonly practiced by Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Analogy

Think of penal transportation like a school's detention system, but on a much larger scale. Instead of being sent to the principal's office, you're sent to another country!

Related terms

Deportation: The act of expelling a person or group of people from a place or country.

Exile: The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.

Colonialism: The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.