Study the word list: GCSE History: Crime and Punishment 2

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Word list: GCSE History: Crime and Punishment 2

	stocks	The stocks and pillory were wooden frames that held the feet and head of an offender as a means of punishment.
	pillory	The stocks and pillory were wooden frames that held the feet and head of an offender as a means of punishment.
	clergy	People who are ordained in the Christian church are called the clergy.
	curfew	A curfew is a time by which people must return home.
	colony	A colony is a country that is under the control of another country.
	magistrate	A magistrate judges less serious cases in the court.
	coroner	A coroner investigates deaths.
	penal	If something is penal, it means it relates to punishment.
	slum	A slum is a poor and overcrowded area in a city.
	custodial	If something is custodial, it means it relates to imprisonment.
	capital	The death penalty is called capital punishment.
	punishment	The death penalty is called capital punishment.
	corporal	Physical pain as punishment is called corporal punishment.
	punishment	Physical pain as punishment is called corporal punishment.
	deterrence	A deterrence is something that discourages or stops someone from doing something.
	humiliation	Humiliation is state of being disgraced or shamed.
	retribution	Retribution is another word for revenge.