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confinement
confinement
[Sustantivo]

the action of keeping someone in a closed space, prison, etc., usually by force

confinamiento

confinamiento

Ex: The patient remained under confinement in the hospital. 

El paciente permaneció bajo confinamiento en el hospital.

custodial
custodial
[Adjetivo]

relating to or involving imprisonment

de detención, de prisión

de detención, de prisión

Ex: The judge imposed a custodial penalty. 

El juez impuso una pena carcelaria.

hard labor
hard labor
[Sustantivo]

a type of prison punishment that requires doing very hard physical work

trabajos forzados, trabajo penitenciario

trabajos forzados, trabajo penitenciario

Ex: The prisoner served five years of hard labor. 

El prisionero cumplió cinco años de trabajos forzados.

to imprison

to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go

encarcelar

encarcelar

Ex: The decision to imprison the suspect without bail was made due to the flight risk. 

La decisión de encarcelar al sospechoso sin fianza se tomó debido al riesgo de fuga.

to incarcerate

to confine someone in prison or a similar facility due to legal reasons or as a form of punishment

encarcelar

encarcelar

Ex: The court's decision to incarcerate the embezzler was based on the severity of the financial fraud. 

La decisión del tribunal de encarcelar al malversador se basó en la gravedad del fraude financiero.

to jail
to jail
[Verbo]

to put someone in jail as punishment or while they are awaiting legal proceedings

Ex: She was jailed for committing fraud. 
labor camp
labor camp
[Sustantivo]

a prison where prisoners, often political, are forced to do hard work

campo de trabajo forzado, campo de trabajo

campo de trabajo forzado, campo de trabajo

Ex: Prisoners in the labor camp worked long hours. 

Los prisioneros del campo de trabajo trabajaban largas horas.

life
life
[Sustantivo]

a prison sentence that lasts for the prisoner's entire life

cadena perpetua, prisión perpetua

cadena perpetua, prisión perpetua

Ex: The criminal received a life sentence for murder. 
life sentence
life sentence
[Sustantivo]

the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime

cadena perpetua, condena a perpetuidad

cadena perpetua, condena a perpetuidad

Ex: Serving a life sentence can be mentally and emotionally challenging for inmates. 

Cumplir una cadena perpetua puede ser mental y emocionalmente desafiante para los reclusos.

prison
prison
[Sustantivo]

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

prisión, cárcel

prisión, cárcel

Ex: She visited her brother regularly while he was serving his sentence in prison. 
solitary confinement

the practice of isolating a prisoner in a small, often windowless cell, with minimal human contact or environmental stimulation, as a form of punishment or for security reasons

incomunicación, aislamiento

incomunicación, aislamiento

Ex: The policy of solitary confinement is controversial, with critics arguing that it constitutes a form of cruel and unusual punishment. 

La política de aislamiento solitario es controvertida, con críticos argumentando que constituye una forma de castigo cruel e inusual.

term
term
[Sustantivo]

a fixed period of time for something, such as a job, office, or prison sentence

mandato, plazo

mandato, plazo

Ex: He was sentenced to a prison term of ten years. 
home confinement
home confinement
[Sustantivo]

a punishment where a person must stay at home instead of going to prison, often under supervision

arresto domiciliario, confinamiento en el hogar

arresto domiciliario, confinamiento en el hogar

Ex: The judge sentenced her to home confinement for minor offenses. 

El juez la sentenció a arresto domiciliario por delitos menores.

to lock away

to put a person in a place where they can not escape from, such as a psychiatric hospital or prison

encerrar a alguien en un lugar del que no puede escapar, encerrar a alguien durante mucho tiempo en prisión o institución

encerrar a alguien en un lugar del que no puede escapar, encerrar a alguien durante mucho tiempo en prisión o institución

Ex: The court ordered the individual to be locked away in a psychiatric hospital for treatment. 

El tribunal ordenó que el individuo fuera encerrado en un hospital psiquiátrico para tratamiento.

to lock up
to lock up
[Verbo]

to confine a person in a place, such as a prison, where they cannot escape without one's permission

encerrar, encarcelar

encerrar, encarcelar

Ex: The police locked up the suspect in the jail cell to await trial. 

La policía encerró al sospechoso en la celda de la cárcel para esperar el juicio.

to banish
to banish
[Verbo]

to force someone to leave a country, often as a form of punishment or to keep them away

desterrar, exiliar

desterrar, exiliar

Ex: The ruler banished his political opponents to remote islands to prevent rebellion. 

El gobernante desterró a sus oponentes políticos a islas remotas para prevenir una rebelión.

banishment
banishment
[Sustantivo]

the act of forcing someone to leave a place or country as a punishment

destierro, exilio

destierro, exilio

Ex: The king sentenced the traitor to banishment. 

El rey condenó al traidor al destierro.

exile
exile
[Sustantivo]

the state or period of being forced to live away from one's home or country

exilio

exilio

Ex: The writer continued publishing novels during her exile. 
to extradite

to send someone accused of a crime to the place where the crime happened or where they are wanted for legal matters

extraditar

extraditar

Ex: The suspect evaded arrest for years but was finally extradited to the country where the crime occurred. 

El sospechoso evitó el arresto durante años pero finalmente fue extraditado al país donde ocurrió el crimen.

extradition
extradition
[Sustantivo]

the legal process of sending a person accused or convicted of a crime from one country to another

extradición

extradición

Ex: He fought extradition to avoid prosecution in another state. 

Luchó contra la extradición para evitar ser procesado en otro estado.

restraining order
restraining order
[Sustantivo]

a legal order that prevents someone from contacting or approaching another person

orden de alejamiento, orden restrictiva

orden de alejamiento, orden restrictiva

Ex: The court issued a restraining order to protect the victim. 

El tribunal emitió una orden de restricción para proteger a la víctima.

capital
capital
[Adjetivo]

relating to a crime that can be punished by death

capital, punible con la muerte

capital, punible con la muerte

Ex: The court considered whether the murder was a capital offence. 
to execute
to execute
[Verbo]

to kill someone as a legal punishment

ejecutar

ejecutar

Ex: The state executed the convicted murderer shortly after midnight. 
execution
execution
[Sustantivo]

the act of putting someone to death as a legal punishment

ejecución

ejecución

Ex: Public executions were once common in many countries. 
capital punishment
capital punishment
[Sustantivo]

the killing of a criminal as punishment

pena capital

pena capital

Ex: The court sentenced the convicted murderer to capital punishment by lethal injection. 

El tribunal sentenció al asesino convicto a la pena capital por inyección letal.

death sentence
death sentence
[Sustantivo]

a legal punishment in which a person is executed for a serious crime

pena de muerte, sentencia de muerte

pena de muerte, sentencia de muerte

Ex: The court gave him a death sentence for murder. 

El tribunal le impuso una pena de muerte por asesinato.

to hang
to hang
[Verbo]

to kill a person by holding them in the air with a rope tied around their neck

ahorcar, ejecutar por ahorcamiento

ahorcar, ejecutar por ahorcamiento

Ex: The executioner's job was to hang the condemned prisoner at dawn. 
hanging
hanging
[Sustantivo]

a method of execution where a person is killed by being suspended by the neck until dead

ahorcamiento, ejecución por ahorcamiento

ahorcamiento, ejecución por ahorcamiento

Ex: The criminal faced hanging for murder. 

El criminal se enfrentó a la horca por asesinato.

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