Acadêmico IELTS (Banda 6-7) - Punishment

a person who is held in a prison or correctional facility

detento

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

suspensão

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

exilar

the killing of a criminal as punishment

pena de morte

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

pena de morte

a device used for carrying out capital punishment by electrocution

cadeira elétrica

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

açoite

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

serviço comunitário

the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

encarceramento

to severely criticize or scold someone for their actions or behaviors

repreender

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

detenção

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

banir

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

confinar

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

prender

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

executar

to cause death by an electric shock

eletrocutar

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

enforcar

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

deportar