One of the keys
to acing the IELTS exam is being ready to tackle any topic. So, don’t confine
your vocabulary expansion efforts to terminologies common in academic settings
(if you’re an IELTS Academic taker) or expressions frequently used in everyday
and workplace conversations (if you’re an IELTS General Training taker). Spend
your IELTS review period building up your crime
and punishment vocab as well.
Below are some
of the frequently used words and collocations about crimes and their
punishment. Take every appropriate opportunity to use them in your responses
during your IELTS training.
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Common
Words and Phrases
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GENERAL PUNISHMENT
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Capital
punishment / death penalty
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The punishment of death
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Community
service
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A punishment that
involves doing community work
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Fine
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A monetary price paid as
punishment for an offense
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Forfeiture
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When a property is
confiscated or taken away as punishment
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Hospital
order
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To confine the
lawbreaker to a hospital in deference to their medical condition
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House
arrest
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To confine the
lawbreaker in their own house rather than in prison
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Maximum
sentence
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The highest penalty
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Minimum
sentence
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The lowest penalty
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Non-custodial
sentence
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A sentence that’s no
completed in prison
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Prison
sentence
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Imprisonment or to live
in prison for a certain amount of time as punishment
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Suspended
sentence
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the postponement of a
sentence
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To
revoke a license
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Taking away the
lawbreaker’s driving license
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To
suspend a license
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withholding the
lawbreaker’s right to use their driving license for a certain amount of time
for an offense
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PUNISHMENTS IN SCHOOL
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A punishment that
involves…
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Detention
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Staying in school after
hours
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Isolation
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Being kept apart from
other people
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PUNISHMENTS AT HOME
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A punishment that
involves…
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Grounding
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Being kept indoors for a
certain amount of time
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Scolding
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An angry and justified
admonition
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Corporal
punishment
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Physical punishment
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Collocations
for the IELTS Exam
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About court terms
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Court
Trial
Verdict/conviction
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Guilty
Innocent
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Circumstances of a crime
Extenuating
circumstances
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Proof
Evidence
Hearsay
Circumstantial evidence
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To be found guilty
To take into
consideration
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About the people
involved in court proceedings
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Judge
Jury
Attorney
Witness
Defense
Prosecutor
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Other common terms and
expressions
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Crime is prevalent
To be soft on crime (to
not undergo harsh or strict punishment)
To mimic violent
behavior
To reintegrate back into
society
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Unfortunately,
crimes—and, by extension, their punishments—is a part of life. So, it would be
foolish to assume that they would never come up in the high-stakes exam. Expand
your related vocabulary during your IELTS review.
Learn more
useful words, phrases, and expressions by enrolling in a JRooz IELTS training course!
References:
“15 Common
Collocations that Go with CRIME.” English Collocation blogspot. Accessed
February 4, 2019. http://englishcollocation.blogspot.com/2015/03/common-collocations-that-go-with-crime.html
Alexbakerlu.
“Collocations—Crime and Punishment.” Quizlet. Accessed February 4, 2019.
https://quizlet.com/193891217/collocations-crime-and-punishment-flash-cards/
“Crime and
Punishment Vocabulary in English.” 7ESL. Accessed February 4, 2019.
https://7esl.com/crime-and-punishment-vocabulary/
“Crime &
Punishment [T1].” Innoverduca. Accessed February 4, 2019.
http://innoveduca.com/files/propis/sec_english/vocabulary/crime__punishment__t1.html
Liz. “Crime and
Punishment Vocabualry with Pronunciation.” IELTS Liz. Accessed February 4, 2019.
http://ieltsliz.com/crime-and-punishment-vocabulary/
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