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

• One reason was that some believe that capital punishment does not reduce crime.
  一个原因是有些人不相信死刑会减少犯罪。
• 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
• Some people are demanding the return of capital punishment for murder.
  有些人要求恢复对谋杀罪的死刑。
• Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
  只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
• Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
  多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
• 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。
• In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
  理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
• 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。
• He's caved in on capital punishment.
  在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
• Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
  应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。