capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n. 死刑; 极刑

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noun

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。

noun

Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。
Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗？
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。
Indirect Abolition of Capital Punishment: Legislation and Practice on Extradition
间接废除死刑&引渡方面的立法和实践
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。
They believe capital punishment acts as a deterrent to crime.
他们相信死刑对犯罪来讲起着威慑作用。
Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
You have been quoted as saying that you believe in capital punishment.
有人引述你的话，说你赞成死刑。
Still, advocates of the death penalty argue that abolishing capital punishment would hurt crime victims and their families.
然而，死刑的拥护者们表示废除死刑可能伤害到刑事犯罪的受害者和他们的家人们。
During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。