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Ordförråd för IELTS Academic (Poäng 5) - Punishment

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

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

straff, påföljd

straff, påföljd

Ex: If you fail to file your taxes on time, you will incur a penalty. 
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punishment
punishment
[Substantiv]

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

straff, bestraffning

straff, bestraffning

Ex: The judge handed down a severe punishment to the convicted criminal, sentencing them to several years in prison. 
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fine
fine
[Substantiv]

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

böter, straffavgift

böter, straffavgift

Ex: He had to pay a hefty fine for speeding on the highway. 
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imprisonment
imprisonment
[Substantiv]

the act of placing someone in prison or jail as a lawful penalty

fängelsestraff, inspärrning

fängelsestraff, inspärrning

Ex: He received five years' imprisonment for theft. 
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jail
jail
[Substantiv]

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

fängelse, häkte

fängelse, häkte

Ex: She was sentenced to a year in jail for her involvement in the robbery. 
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prison
prison
[Substantiv]

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

fängelse, anstalt

fängelse, anstalt

Ex: He was sentenced to ten years in prison for his involvement in the robbery. 
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execution
execution
[Substantiv]

the act of punishing a criminal by death

avrättning

avrättning

Ex: The condemned man's execution was scheduled for dawn the following day. 
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to torture

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

tortera

tortera

Ex: The captors attempted to torture the prisoner into revealing classified information. 
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to whip
to whip
[Verb]

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

piska, gissla

piska, gissla

Ex: The taskmaster cruelly whipped the slaves to force them to work faster. 
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to imprison

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

fängsla, inspärra

fängsla, inspärra

Ex: The court decided to imprison the convicted felon for a term of ten years. 
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to punish
to punish
[Verb]

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

straffa, bestraffa

straffa, bestraffa

Ex: The court decided to punish the thief with a prison sentence for stealing. 
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to fine
to fine
[Verb]

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

bötfälla, pålägga en bot

bötfälla, pålägga en bot

Ex: The police officer fined the driver for speeding in a school zone. 
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