Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 312 v.1
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Main Definitions
- sentence 1 |n| an authoritative decision; a judicial judgment or decree, especially the judicial determination of the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted criminal.
- "Knowledgeable sources say that the judge will announce the sentence early next week."
- sentence 2 |n| the punishment itself; term.
- "A three-year sentence."
- conviction |n| a judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- penalty |n| a punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.
- "The charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment".
Sentences and More
- capital punishment / death sentence / death penalty / execution |n| a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
- "His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison."
- "He could not bear to hear it, if it was to be the death-sentence."
- life imprisonment / life sentence |n| the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in the US, until death.
- "He received a life sentence for his crimes."
- lifer |informal| |n| someone who has been punished by being put in prison for a very long time or until they die.
- probation |n| a sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- parole |n| conditional release from prison before the end of a sentence. Rather than sentencing an offender to a period in prison, a suspended sentence will allow the defendant to return to the community rather than going to prison.
- suspended sentence |n| suspended sentences are sometimes used in situations where the offender has committed a less serious crime or where they can demonstrate a previously good record. A court may decide to grant a defendant a suspended sentence if the length of time the defendant would spend in prison is less than 12 months. If an offender is given a suspended sentence they usually don’t go to prison, they can return home and live in the community but they are subject to certain restrictions. A suspended sentence can be either conditional or unconditional.
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