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Crime and Punishment - Imprisonment, Exile, & Capital Punishment

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confinement

the action of keeping someone in a closed space, prison, etc., usually by force

Ex: He was sentenced to a year of confinement. 
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custodial
custodial
[Adjective]

relating to or involving imprisonment

Ex: He received a custodial sentence for the crime. 
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hard labor

a type of prison punishment that requires doing very hard physical work

Ex: Hard labor is very tiring. 
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to imprison

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

Ex: The court decided to imprison the convicted felon for a term of ten years. 
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to incarcerate

to confine someone in prison or a similar facility due to legal reasons or as a form of punishment

Ex: After the trial, he was promptly incarcerated in a high-security prison. 
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to jail
to jail
[Verb]

to put someone in a designated facility either as punishment or while waiting for legal proceedings

Ex: The court decided to jail the convicted robber for a term of five years. 
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labor camp

a prison where prisoners, often political, are forced to do hard work

Ex: He was sent to a labor camp. 
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life
life
[noun]

a prison sentence that lasts for the prisoner's entire life

Ex: He was sentenced to life. 
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life sentence

the punishment in which an individual is made to stay in jail for the rest of their life, typically for committing a serious crime

Ex: The convicted murderer was given a life sentence for his crimes. 
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prison
prison
[noun]

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

Ex: He was sentenced to ten years in prison for his involvement in the robbery. 
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solitary confinement

the practice of isolating a prisoner in a small, often windowless cell, with minimal human contact or environmental stimulation, as a form of punishment or for security reasons

Ex: The inmate's disruptive behavior led to a disciplinary measure, resulting in a period of solitary confinement to maintain order in the prison. 
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term
term
[noun]

a fixed period of time for something, such as a job, office, or prison sentence

Ex: He served a short term in jail. 
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home confinement

a punishment where a person must stay at home instead of going to prison, often under supervision

Ex: He is under home confinement. 
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to lock away

to put a person in a place where they can not escape from, such as a psychiatric hospital or prison

Ex: The authorities locked away the dangerous criminal in a maximum-security prison. 
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to lock up

to confine a person in a place, such as a prison, where they cannot escape without one's permission

Ex: The police locked up the suspect in the detention center. 
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to banish
to banish
[Verb]

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

Ex: The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom for his treachery. 
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banishment

the act of forcing someone to leave a place or country as a punishment

Ex: He faced banishment from the village. 
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exile
exile
[noun]

the situation of someone who is sent to live in another country or city by force, particularly as a penalty or for political reasons

Ex: The political dissident lived in exile for over a decade, seeking asylum in neighboring countries. 
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to extradite

to send someone accused of a crime to the place where the crime happened or where they are wanted for legal matters

Ex: The fugitive was arrested in one country and extradited to face charges in another for embezzlement. 
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extradition

the legal process of sending a person accused or convicted of a crime from one country to another

Ex: The suspect faced extradition to stand trial abroad. 
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restraining order

a legal order that prevents someone from contacting or approaching another person

Ex: He received a restraining order. 
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capital
capital
[Adjective]

relating to a crime that can be punished by death

Ex: Murder can be a capital crime. 
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to execute

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

Ex: The condemned criminal was executed by lethal injection after exhausting all appeals. 
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execution
execution
[noun]

the act of punishing a criminal by death

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

the killing of a criminal as punishment

Ex: The debate over capital punishment continues to be a contentious issue in many countries. 
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death sentence

a legal punishment in which a person is executed for a serious crime

Ex: He received a death sentence. 
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to hang
to hang
[Verb]

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

Ex: In some cultures, hanging was a common method of execution for serious crimes. 
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hanging
hanging
[noun]

a method of execution where a person is killed by being suspended by the neck until dead

Ex: He was sentenced to hanging. 
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