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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: She protested against the unfair confinement of political prisoners .
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custodial
custodial
[Adjective]

relating to or involving imprisonment

Ex: She faced custodial consequences for her actions .
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hard labor

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

Ex: The judge imposed ten years ' hard labor to deter future criminal activity .
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to imprison

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

Ex: By the end of the day , the court will have hopefully imprisoned all suspects involved in the case .
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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: The judge may choose to incarcerate someone convicted of repeated offenses to protect the community .
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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: Right now , the legal system is jailing individuals for offenses against public safety .
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labor camp

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

Ex: Historical records describe harsh conditions in labor camps used for political repression .
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life
life
[noun]

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

Ex: The judge imposed life imprisonment without the possibility of parole due to the severity of the crime.
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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 notorious criminal was finally apprehended and given multiple life sentences for his violent 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: She wrote letters to her family from prison, expressing her love and longing for them .
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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: Some prison systems have implemented alternatives to solitary confinement, recognizing its potential negative effects on rehabilitation .
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term
term
[noun]

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

Ex: The judge imposed a lengthy term of imprisonment for the serious offense.
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home confinement

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

Ex: Authorities monitored the offender closely during home confinement to ensure compliance with legal restrictions .
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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 parents struggled with the decision to lock away their troubled child for their own safety and well-being .
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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 government locked political prisoners up without trial.
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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 criminal was banished from the country as part of the punishment for their crimes .
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banishment

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

Ex: The court considered banishment as an alternative to imprisonment for the offender .
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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: Exile often imposes emotional and psychological challenges on individuals separated from their homeland and loved ones .
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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 judge ruled that they could not extradite the accused without proper evidence .
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extradition

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

Ex: Extradition can take months to complete .
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restraining order

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

Ex: The judge extended the restraining order after reviewing evidence of repeated harassment .
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capital
capital
[Adjective]

relating to a crime that can be punished by death

Ex: Legal scholars debated the ethics of imposing a capital sentence for certain heinous crimes.
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to execute

to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

Ex: International human rights organizations often condemn governments that execute individuals without fair trials or proper legal representation .
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execution
execution
[noun]

the act of punishing a criminal by death

Ex: The execution of political prisoners drew international condemnation from human rights organizations .
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capital punishment

the killing of a criminal as punishment

Ex: Capital punishment is reserved for crimes deemed most severe under the law , such as murder .
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death sentence

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

Ex: Human rights groups criticized the use of the death sentence as a violation of fundamental rights .
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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: She could n't bear to watch the news report about the government 's decision to hang someone convicted of political dissent .
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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: Historical records show that hanging was once the most common method of capital punishment.
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