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。
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。
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。
Have you tried pinning him down on the question of capital punishment?
你试着让他说出对实行极刑的意见了吗？
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。
Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
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。
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
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。