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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
The government decides to hold a referendum on the abolition of capital punishment.
政府决定对死刑的废除问题进行公民投票。