Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Punishment

Here, you will learn some English words related to Punishment that are necessary for the Basic Academic IELTS exam.

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penalty

[noun]

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

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

punishment

[noun]

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

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

fine

[noun]

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

Ex: He had to pay a hefty fine for speeding on the highway.

imprisonment

[noun]

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

Ex: He received five years' imprisonment for theft.

jail

[noun]

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

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

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.

execution

[noun]

the act of punishing a criminal by death

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

to torture

[Verb]

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

Ex: The captors attempted to torture the prisoner into revealing classified information.

to whip

[Verb]

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

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

to imprison

[Verb]

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.

to punish

[Verb]

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

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

to fine

[Verb]

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

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

Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5)
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Finance	Management	Medicine	Sickness and Symptoms
Law	Crime	Punishment	Politics
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