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Vocabulaire pour l'IELTS Academic (Score 5) - Châtiment

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais liés à la punition qui sont nécessaires pour l'examen académique IELTS de base.

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Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5)
penalty
penalty
[nom]

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

pénalité

pénalité

Ex: The penalty for committing a crime can vary depending on the severity of the offense. 
punishment

the act or process of making someone suffer a consequence for wrongdoing

punition

punition

Ex: Kevin admitted what he had done because he wanted to avoid further punishment. 
fine
fine
[nom]

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

amende, contravention

amende, contravention

Ex: The court imposed a fine on the company for environmental violations. 
imprisonment

the act of confining someone in prison or otherwise depriving them of freedom, or the state of being so confined

emprisonnement

emprisonnement

Ex: She described the loneliness she experienced during her imprisonment. 
jail
jail
[nom]

a place where people are confined as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial

prison

prison

Ex: The suspect was taken to the county jail. 
prison
prison
[nom]

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

prison

prison

Ex: The prison is surrounded by high walls and barbed wire fences. 
execution

the act of putting someone to death as a legal punishment

exécution

exécution

Ex: The governor postponed the execution until the court reviewed new evidence. 
to torture
to torture
[verbe]

to deliberately inflict severe physical pain on someone as punishment or to obtain information or cooperation

torturer

torturer

Ex: The soldiers were accused of torturing captured civilians. 
to whip
to whip
[verbe]

to hit a person or animal with a whip

fouetter

fouetter

Ex: The prisoner was whipped as punishment for trying to escape. 
to imprison

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

emprisonner, mettre en prison

emprisonner, mettre en prison

Ex: Law enforcement authorities may imprison individuals found guilty of serious crimes. 

Les autorités chargées de l'application de la loi peuvent emprisonner les individus reconnus coupables de crimes graves.

to punish
to punish
[verbe]

to make someone suffer a penalty or unpleasant consequence for wrongdoing

punir

punir

Ex: Parents should explain the rules clearly before punishing a child for breaking them. 
to fine
to fine
[verbe]

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law

donner une amende à, donner une contravention à

donner une amende à, donner une contravention à

Ex: The city council decided to fine residents who fail to properly sort their recycling. 
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