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 nation divides into two camps on the issue of capital punishment.
国家在资金处罚的问题上分成两个阵营。
The arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。