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Punishment

If the defendant is convicted of the crime (= the jury decides that the defendant is guilty),the judge will give the sentence (= the punishment). For example, if a person is convicted ofmurder, the sentence will be many years in prison. The person then becomes a prisoner, andthe room they live in is called a cell.

For crimes that are not serious (often called minor offences, e.g. illegal parking), thepunishment is usually a fine (= money you have to pay).
Handout 2.Crime vocabulary

Against the law

If you do something illegal (= wrong / against the law), then you have committed a crime.Most people commit a crime at some rime in their lives, e.g. driving above the speed limit,parking illegally, stealing sweets from a shop when they were children, etc.