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

Legalizing capital punishment can help prevent crime.
将死刑合法化可以帮助防止犯罪。
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。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
In theory capital punishment is the ultimate deterrent.
理论上讲，死刑是对犯罪的终极威慑。
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。
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。
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 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。
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。
The arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。