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: The penalty for not attending the mandatory meeting was a deduction in pay .

punishment [noun]

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

Ex: The school implemented a new policy of restorative justice , focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment for student misbehavior .

fine [noun]

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

Ex: The fine for parking in a disabled parking spot without a permit is significant .

imprisonment [noun]

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

Ex: The judge ordered imprisonment for fraud .

jail [noun]

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

Ex: He spent the night in jail before his court hearing the next day .

prison [noun]

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

Ex: She visited her brother regularly while he was serving his sentence in prison .

execution [noun]

the act of punishing a criminal by death

Ex: The execution of the convicted murderer sparked public protests against capital punishment .

to torture [verb]

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

Ex: The military interrogators were accused of torturing detainees during the investigation .

to whip [verb]

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

Ex: The oppressive ruler ordered the guards to whip any dissenters into submission .

to imprison [verb]

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

Ex: The decision to imprison the suspect without bail was made due to the flight risk .

to punish [verb]

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

Ex: Speeding drivers are often punished with fines to discourage traffic violations .

to fine [verb]

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

Ex: The company was fined heavily for violating environmental regulations .

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