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

ASA does not take a position on capital punishment, as this is not the practice of medicine.
ASA对于死刑惩罚与政府并不一致，因为这并非医学范畴。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
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。
Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。
He's caved in on capital punishment.
在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
这种不合逻辑的定罪，反映出所谓死刑可以威慑凶杀的论点是多么脆弱。
The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
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。