Punishments and penalties Flashcards
He did a crime ____ with imprisonment
punishable
The court ordered the defendant to pay ____ damages to the claimant for the emotional distress he had caused
punitive (something that is intended to punish)
After the jury returned a ‘guilty’ verdict on the defendant, the judge pronounced ____on him
sentence
a punishment which is considered to be strong enough to stop someone from committing a crime
deterrent (a long prison sentence)
physically beaten with a stick or a whip
corporal punishment
judicially killed / executed
capital punishment
______ are appropriate punishments for speeding
a caution/a warning /a fine/points on his license
driving while having over twice the allowed limit of alcohol in his body can be punished with a _____ from driving
disqualification
If a defendant is found guilty of an offence in a court of law, he is convicted. If he is found not guilty, he is _____?
acquitted
Custodial sentence - involves sending someone to ___?
prison
a sentence of imprisonment which a court orders shall not take effect unless the offender commits another crime
suspended sentence
a feature of a suspended sentence: the individual must behave in a certain way, under the supervision of an officer
probation
a _____order from a magistrate is an appropriate punishment for someone that got drunk in a bar a destroyed it’s property
banning
an orderof the court against any individual over the age of 10 years old who is causing someone distress, harm or harassment, in order to restrict their behaviour
Antisocial Behaviour Order
A young person who has committed a crime can be sent to a ____?
remand center
the maximum penalty allowed for a crime
Life imprisonment
when the convict can’t be released earlier than the period he was sentenced to.
determinate sentence
_____ sentences take place at the same time as each other
concurrent
A convict can have his sentence reduced because of _____ and be released earlier
good behavior
sentenced to do unpaid work in the local community
a community service order
a _____ is a document in which a company or individual promises to pay money if something happens
bond
a court order telling someone to stop doing something, or not to do something
injunction
money that is paid from one party to another to cover the cost of damage, loss, injury or hardship?
compensation
the punished person cannot take assets out of the country
freezing order
