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1 prison
['prizn](a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) fangelsi- prisoner- prisoner of war
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2 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) fölsun2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) falsaður hlutur -
3 fraud
[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) (fjár)svik2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) svikari, loddari•- fraudulently
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4 juvenile
1) (( also noun) (a person who is) young or youthful: She will not be sent to prison - she is still a juvenile; juvenile offenders.) ungur2) (childish: juvenile behaviour.) barnalegur -
5 punishment
1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) refsing2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) refsing -
6 jail
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7 make an example of
(to punish as a warning to others: The judge decided to make an example of the young thief and sent him to prison for five years.) refsa e-m (öðrum til varnaðar) -
8 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) sleppa, láta lausan2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) sleppa, losa3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) losa4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) birta5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) setja á markað2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) frelsun, lausn2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) útgáfa, sem sett er á markað
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