Found 1 items, similar to Contract system.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contract system Contract system \Con“tract sys”tem\ 1. The sweating system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The system of employing convicts by selling their labor (to be performed inside the prison) at a fixed price per day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the prison to superintend the work. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]