19.3.3. gy. B2 (példák)

release verb /rɪˈliːs/ [T] 1 elenged, kienged, szabadon bocsát (pl. foglyot)

Six hostages were released shortly before midday.

He was released from prison last week.

sentence verb /ˈsen.tənts/ [T] ítél, elítél vkit (jog)

He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

cell noun /sel/ [C] 2 cella, zárka

He was kept in a prison cell for four months.

guilt noun /gɪlt/ [U] 2 bűnösség

Both suspects admitted their guilt to the police.

penalty noun /ˈpen.əl.ti/ [C] 1 büntetés

The violation carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

Currently, ticket holders pay a penalty equal to 25% of the ticket price when they change their flight plans.

punishment noun /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ [C or U] büntetés, megbüntetés

He had to stay in his bedroom as a punishment for fighting.

Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.

sentence noun /ˈsen.tənts/ [C] 2 ítélet

He got a heavy/light sentence.

The offence carries a jail/prison/life/5-year sentence.

criminal adjective /ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/ [always before noun] bűnügyi; bűnös (cselekedet)

criminal activity

a criminal act/offence

a criminal investigation

I didn't know he had a criminal record.

free adjective /friː/ 4 szabad (szabadlábon van)

He will soon be a free man again.