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

We do not have capital punishment in this country.
我们这个国家没有死刑。
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。
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
After all, capital punishment for economic crimes is not unusual in China.
毕竟，在中国，对经济犯罪适用死刑并不是什么稀奇事。
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。
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。
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。
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。
The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。
Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。