Academic IELTS Words for "Punishment"

inmate

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a person who is held in a prison or correctional facility

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The prison housed over a thousand inmates serving various sentences.

The inmate was released on parole after completing rehabilitation programs.

to exile

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to force someone to live away from their native country, usually due to political reasons or as a punishment

repatriate

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capital punishment

noun

/kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt/

the killing of a criminal as punishment

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compound noun

death penalty

noun

/ˈdɛθ ˌpɛnəlti/

the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

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compound noun

electric chair

noun

/ɪlˈɛktɹɪk tʃˈɛɹ/

a device used for carrying out capital punishment by electrocution

whipping

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the act of striking a person with a flexible instrument designed for inflicting pain as a form of punishment or discipline

community service

noun

/kəmjˈuːnɪɾi sˈɜːvɪs/

unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

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compound noun

incarceration

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the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

to reprimand

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to severely criticize or scold someone for their actions or behaviors

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to detain

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to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

free

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to banish

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

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to confine

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to keep someone or something within limits of different types, such as subject, activity, area, etc.

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to chain

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to secure or attach something or someone using a series of connected links

unchain

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to execute

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to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

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to electrocute

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to execute a criminal by using electricity

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to hang

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

to deport

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to force a foreigner to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law

repatriate

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transitive

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