Basic Academic IELTS Words for "Punishment"

penalty

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

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If you fail to file your taxes on time, you will incur a penalty.

The penalty for committing a crime can vary depending on the severity of the offense.

punishment

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

fine

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

imprisonment

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the action of putting someone in prison

jail

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

prison

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

execution

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the act of punishing a criminal by death

to torture

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

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to whip

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to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

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to imprison

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

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to punish

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

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to fine

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

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