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

They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
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。
The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
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。
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。
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
Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
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。
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。