Punishments and penalties

Question 1

He did a crime ____ with imprisonment

Answer 1

punishable

Question 2

The court ordered the defendant to pay ____ damages to the claimant for the emotional distress he had caused

Answer 2

punitive (something that is intended to punish)

Question 3

After the jury returned a ‘guilty’ verdict on the defendant, the judge pronounced ____on him

Answer 3

sentence

Question 4

a punishment which is considered to be strong enough to stop someone from committing a crime

Answer 4

deterrent (a long prison sentence)

Question 5

physically beaten with a stick or a whip

Answer 5

corporal punishment

Question 6

judicially killed / executed

Answer 6

capital punishment

Question 7

______ are appropriate punishments for speeding

Answer 7

a caution/a warning /a fine/points on his license

Question 8

driving while having over twice the allowed limit of alcohol in his body can be punished with a _____ from driving

Answer 8

disqualification

Question 9

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 _____?

Answer 9

acquitted

Question 10

Custodial sentence - involves sending someone to ___?

Answer 10

prison

Question 11

a sentence of imprisonment which a court orders shall not take effect unless the offender commits another crime

Answer 11

suspended sentence

Question 12

a feature of a suspended sentence: the individual must behave in a certain way, under the supervision of an officer

Answer 12

probation

Question 13

a _____order from a magistrate is an appropriate punishment for someone that got drunk in a bar a destroyed it’s property

Answer 13

banning

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Antisocial Behaviour Order

Question 15

A young person who has committed a crime can be sent to a ____?

Answer 15

remand center

Question 16

the maximum penalty allowed for a crime

Answer 16

Life imprisonment

Question 17

when the convict can’t be released earlier than the period he was sentenced to.

Answer 17

determinate sentence

Question 18

_____ sentences take place at the same time as each other

Answer 18

concurrent

Question 19

A convict can have his sentence reduced because of _____ and be released earlier

Answer 19

good behavior

Question 20

sentenced to do unpaid work in the local community

Answer 20

a community service order

Question 21

a _____ is a document in which a company or individual promises to pay money if something happens

Answer 21

bond

Question 22

a court order telling someone to stop doing something, or not to do something

Answer 22

injunction

Question 23

money that is paid from one party to another to cover the cost of damage, loss, injury or hardship?

Answer 23

compensation

Question 24

the punished person cannot take assets out of the country

Answer 24

freezing order