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Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 6-7) - Punishment

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

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (6-7)
inmate
[noun]

a person who is held in a prison or correctional facility

Ex: Visitation hours were restricted due to safety concerns for inmates and visitors .
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the temporary removal or barring of an individual from a position, privilege, or institution as a disciplinary measure

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to exile
[Verb]

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

Ex: The journalist exiled for exposing government corruption .
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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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the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

Ex: death penalty is rarely used in some states .
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a device used for carrying out capital punishment by electrocution

Ex: The executioner prepared electric chair for the condemned prisoner , ensuring it was in working order .
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whipping
[noun]

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

Ex: Whipping was abolished as a legal punishment in many countries due to its inhumane nature.
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unpaid work done either as a form of punishment by a criminal or as a voluntary service by a citizen

Ex: He found fulfillment community service, knowing that his efforts were making a positive impact on those in need .
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the act of putting or keeping someone in captivity

Ex: incarceration gave her time to reflect on the choices she made in life .
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to severely criticize or scold someone for their actions or behaviors

Ex: The guideline suggests that managers reprimand employees in a way that undermines their motivation .
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to detain
[Verb]

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

Ex: The store security detain shoplifters until the arrival of law enforcement .
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to banish
[Verb]

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

Ex: The criminal banished from the country as part of the punishment for their crimes .
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to keep someone or something within limits of different types, such as subject, activity, area, etc.

Ex: The new confine the use of drones to designated areas .
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to chain
[Verb]

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

Ex: To prevent any accidents , the heavy machinery was chained to the ground during the storm .
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to kill someone, especially as a legal penalty

Ex: International human rights organizations often condemn governments execute individuals without fair trials or proper legal representation .
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to execute a criminal by using electricity

Ex: The prisoner ’s appeal was denied , and he was set to electrocuted in a few days .
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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 hang someone convicted of political dissent .
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to deport
[Verb]

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

Ex: Border patrol agents are deporting a group of migrants apprehended near the southern border .
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