Lesson 2, Topic 2
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Punishment Vocabulary
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Punishment Vocabulary

to be accused
To be charged with a crime or offence

to be acquitted
To be found not-guilty of committing a crime

to be arrested
To be held by the police on the charge of committing a crime

to be charged
To be accused with a crime or offence

to be convicted
To be found guilty of committing a crime

to be fined
To pay money for committing a crime

to be on probation
To be found guilty of committing a crime but not inside a jail

to be released
To leave jail

to be released on bail
To be released from the police temporarily until due in court on trial in exchange for money

to be released on parole
To be released early from jail due to good behaviour or agreed conditions

to be sentenced
To be given an amount of time inside a jail

to be taken to court
To go inside a courtroom and hear the charges against you and defend them

to be under house arrest
To be a prisoner in your own home, not in a jail

to do community service
To volunteer your time to the local community, usually as a punishment for committing a crime

to get a licence revoked
To have a vehicle licence taken away from you

to get a life sentence
To go to jail for the rest of your life

to get a suspended sentence
To be found guilty of committing a minor crime but a jail sentence is not completed and the defendant can continue their life on probation

to get a traffic ticket
A piece of paper that tells you a car isn’t parked correctly or you are speeding

to get the death penalty
To be executed
