Acadêmico IELTS (Banda 5 ou Abaixo) - Punishment

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

pena, multa

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

punição, sanção

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

multa, sanção

the action of putting someone in prison

prisão, encarceramento

a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

prisão, cadeia

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

prisão

the act of punishing a criminal by death

execução, pena de morte

to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them

torturar, submeter a tortura

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

chicotear, bater

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

prender, encarcerar

to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

punir, castigar

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

multar, sancionar