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

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。
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？
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。
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 legal in many countries.
在许多国家里判死刑是合法的。
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。
Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
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。
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。
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。