雅思法律类词汇推荐：判刑、坐牢的英语词汇怎么说

“判刑”用英文该怎么说?

“判刑”的英文是“sentence”，指的是司法部门依据法律给罪犯以刑事处分，词组表达为：pass a sentence.

举个例子：

There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.

因有可减轻罪行的情节被告未被判刑。

被判刑表示为：be sentenced to.

举个例子：

Criminals could at one time be sentenced to penal servitude.

曾经有个时期，罪犯可以被判服劳役刑。

形容判刑的轻重可以用heavy或者light。

“坐牢”用英语怎么说?

“坐牢”可以说：serve time (in prison) 坐牢;服刑;imprison 监禁;关押;“进监狱”可以表示为“be imprisoned”.

举个例子：

He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 22 months and 138 months.

他被判处一年十个月和十一年六个月的监禁，合并执行。

“强奸犯”用英语怎么说?

“强奸犯”的英文表达是“rapist”，英文释义：a person who forces someone to have sex with them, 也就是说当某人rapes someone 我们就可以把这个人叫做强奸犯。

举个例子：

The police have caught the rapist.

警察抓到了强奸犯。

强奸罪可以说成forcible rape，这是一个比较专业的法律术语。Forcible actions involve the use of physical power or of violence.