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penalty ☊
hình phạt ☊
惩罚 → ☊
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penalty; punishment; to punish ☊
Hình phạt ☊
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criminals and punishment ☊
Tội phạm và hình phạt ☊ Abstract Objects 3
My punishment is the ten-year sentence. ☊
Hình phạt của tôi là bản án mười năm. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
In each religion, the punishment of the conscience is the heaviest one. ☊
Trong mỗi tôn giáo, hình phạt của lương tâm là nặng nhất. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
punishment ☊
hình phạt ☊ Abstract Objects 3
He has to face a heavy punishment. ☊
Anh ấy phải đối mặt với một hình phạt nặng nề. ☊ Reduplicative Words 2
like: hình phạt → →
Are you for or against the death penalty? ☊ against ☊
argue sth: She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. ☊ argue ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
Do you believe in capital punishment? ☊ believe in sth ☊
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment). ☊ confine ☊
to bring criminal charges against sb ☊ criminal ☊
a cruel punishment/joke ☊ cruel ☊
escape sth: She was lucky to escape punishment. ☊ escape ☊
The punishment ought to fit the crime. ☊ fit ☊
fit sth to sth: We should fit the punishment to the crime. ☊ fit ☊
give sth to sb: We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys. ☊ give ☊
The penalty for speeding can be a heavy fine. ☊ heavy ☊
James lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police as a punishment). ☊ licence ☊
There will be a penalty for late payment of bills. ☊ payment ☊
punishment (for sth): What is the punishment for murder? ☊ punishment ☊
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. ☊ punishment ☊
He was sent to his room as a punishment. ☊ punishment ☊
The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment). ☊ rank ☊
regard sb/sth/yourself as sth: Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. ☊ regard ☊
to save a penalty ☊ save ☊
The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be). ☊ sentence ☊
a severe punishment/sentence ☊ severe ☊
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock (= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time). ☊ sharp ☊
a long term of imprisonment ☊ term ☊