capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n. 死刑; 极刑

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牛津词典

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

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。
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。
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。
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
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
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。
We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
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。
We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。
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。