capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n.  死刑; 极刑

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牛津词典

noun

• 死刑；极刑
  punishment by death

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 死刑;极刑
  Capital punishmentis punishment which involves the legal killing of a person who has committed a serious crime such as murder.
  1. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
     多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingdeath penalty

双语例句

• That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
  这种不合逻辑的定罪，反映出所谓死刑可以威慑凶杀的论点是多么脆弱。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
  在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
• The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
  哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
• The parliament members split on capital punishment.
  议员们对死刑看法不同。
• Some people are in favour of restoing capital punishment for murderers.
  一些人赞成恢复对杀人犯的的死刑。
• ASA does not take a position on capital punishment, as this is not the practice of medicine.
  ASA对于死刑惩罚与政府并不一致，因为这并非医学范畴。
• Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
  将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
• Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
  应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
• In addition, four international treaties go further than Article 6 by completely prohibiting capital punishment.
  随后的四个国际条约也严格禁止了死刑的适用。