law
PRISON
to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong
COURT/TRIAL
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BAD 8. 9
strict/ not strict
to punish someone
punish /'pAniJV [v T] to do something
unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong, for example by putting them in prison, or making them do something that they do not want to do: The teacher punished us by making us do extra homework.
punish sb for sth Campbell was never punished for the murder. punish sb for doing sth He wanted to punish her for deceiving him.
fine fain [v T] to make someone pay money as a punishment: Inspectors have the power to fine any passenger travelling without a ticket, be fined Ј10/$100 etc She was fined $50 for careless driving.
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PUNISH
Sentence sentans/ lu T] to announce officially in a court what punishment someone will be given for a crime sentence sb to 20 years/life imprisonment etc The judge sentenced her to a year in jail. I Lund was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the murder.
PUNISH
sentence sb to death (=say officially that someone will be killed as a punishment) 60 prisoners have been sentenced to death.
Б a way of punishing someone
punishment /рлш/тэт/ [n C/U) something that is done to someone in order to punish them: In cases of sheep-stealing, the usual punishment was hanging. + for Billy was sent to bed early as a punishment for his bad behaviour. capital punishment (=the system of punishing people by killing them) Some people are demanding the return of capital punishment for murder. corporal punishment (=punishing people, especially children, by hitting them) Do you agree with corporal punishment?
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Z!X Don't say a punishment is 'big', heavy', or 'strict'. Use harsh or severe: Losing a day's pay seems quite a severe punishment for being 10 minutes late!
penalty /'penlti/ [n C) an official punishment for someone who breaks a law, rule, or legal agreement
+ /or The penalty for treason u>as always death.
the death penalty (=being officially killed as a punishment) Drug smugg/ers face the death penalty if they are caught.
a heavy/severe/stiff penalty The contract includes stiff fincncial penalties for failure to complete the work on time. |iiii!r)l penalties
/ine /fain [n С] an amount of money that you are ordered to pay as a punishment get a jine (=be told to pay a fine) I got a £40 fine for speeding a heavy fine {-a large fine) There are heavy fines for drink-driving.
sentence /'sentans, [n C] a punishment given by a judge in a court a prison sentence He got a 10-year prison sentence.
the death sentence (=when someone is
punished by being killed) The victim's
family are demanding the death sentence for his attacker. a U/е sentence (=a very long time in prison)
a heavy/light sentence (=a long/short time in prison) Evans was given a light sentence because he had given information to the police.
Ei to be punished for
something bad you have done
be punished /bi: 'рлшД/ to be punished for something bad that you have done: If you commit a crime you must expect to be punished.
+ for Ellen was punished for being rude to her teacher.
be severely punished Anyone who disobeyed his orders was severely punished.
get/be given /get, bi: giv<?n to be officially given a punishment: He deserves to get at least 10 years in prison. I You'll probably fust get a fine. I McLean was given a life sentence for his part in the bombing.
Qbe in trouble bi: in шМ/ especially spokf.n if you are in trouble, you are likely to be punished because you have done something bad: Youll be in trouble if they catch you cheating! be in trouble with the police/the authorities My sister's in trouble with the police again.
get into trouble III get into trouble if my parents see me smoking.
El to punish someone
because they harmed you
get revenge/take revenge get
n'vend3< teik rr vends to do something to
punish someone who has harmed you, your family, or your friends + on She took revenge on her husband by cutting up all his best clothes. + for Flavio was determined to get revenge for the murder of his sister.
get your own back/get back at
sb /get p:r 'эоп baek, get 'Ьжк (sb) informal to do something which causes problems for someone, because they have done something that causes problems for you: Okay, she made me look stupid, but I'll get my own backl I He wanted
to get back at his supervisor for criticizing him in public.
+ on He kept looking for a chance to get his own back on Freddie.
В when someone is not punished
escape punishment/avoid punishment i skeip p.\nijnv>nt. o.void
рлш/тлп to avoid being punished for something wrong that you have done: He managed to escape punishment by saying that he was mentally ill.
get away with stK get s'wei w\i) isth)
[phrasal verb T] to not be punished for something bad you have done get away with doing sth How does he manage to get away with being so cheeky to the teacher? get away with it You're not supposed to park here, but you'll probably get away with it.
zix Get away with sth is more informal than escape punishment or avoid punishment
iet sb off let (sb)Dtl|-.i:f [phrasa / verb T] to not punish someone, or give them а less severe punishment than they deserve: I'll let you off this time, but don't do it ада i n I
let sb off with a warning/a fine etc
(=only give them a warning etc. although they deserve a worse punishment) The police let him off with a warning.
PURE
not mixed with anything else
pure 'pjo3r; [adj only before noun] а pure substance or material contains only one substance and is not mixed with anything else: pure cotton I Our burgers are made from pure beef. I When it first comes out of the ground, the oil is not very pure.
^^ Water or air that is pure is very clean and does not contain any harmful substances or chemicals The water in the stream was pure enough to drink.