法律英语就该这么说 第63期:他因侵占财产被监禁6个月

　　必背句型:
A:I didn't see him these days.
这些天我没见过他。
B:He was sent to prison for six months for embezzlement¹.
他因侵占财产被监禁6个月。
The suspects were placed in detention².
嫌疑犯被拘留。
She was sent to prison for blackmail³.
她因犯有敲诈罪被送进监狱。
He was sent to prison for some days.
他被监禁几天了。
延伸阅读:
A:He confessed to the crime during his interrogation.
在询问中，他供认了犯罪。
B:Criminal responsibility shall be borne for intentional⁴ crimes.
故意犯罪，应当负刑事责任。
He did not confess to the crime during his interrogation.
在询问中，他始终没有供认犯罪。
Did he confess to the crime during his iterrogation?
在询问中，他供认犯罪了吗？
When did he confess to the crime?
他什么时候供认了犯罪？

1 embezzlement   

n.盗用，贪污

参考例句：

• He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
• The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 blackmail   

n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓

参考例句：

• She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
• The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。

4 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。