IELTS Académique (Band 6-7) - Punishment

a person who is held in a prison or correctional facility

détenu, détenue

the temporary removal or barring of an individual from a position, privilege, or institution as a disciplinary measure

suspension, interdiction

to force someone to live away from their native country, usually due to political reasons or as a punishment

exiler

the killing of a criminal as punishment

peine capitale

the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

peine de mort, exécution capital

a device used for carrying out capital punishment by electrocution

chaise électrique, siège électrique

the act of striking a person with a flexible instrument designed for inflicting pain as a form of punishment or discipline

fouettement, flagellation

unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

travaux d’intérêt général, TIG

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

incarcération

to severely criticize or scold someone for their actions or behaviors

réprimander

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

retenir

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

bannir, exiler

to keep someone or something within limits of different types, such as subject, activity, area, etc.

limiter, confiner

to secure or attach something or someone using a series of connected links

attacher

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

exécuter

to execute a criminal by using electricity

électrocuter, exécuter par électrocution

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

pendre, exécuter par pendaison

to force a foreigner to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law

expulser