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

After all, capital punishment for economic crimes is not unusual in China.
毕竟，在中国，对经济犯罪适用死刑并不是什么稀奇事。
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。
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？
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。
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。
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 the only way to deter criminals.
死刑是唯一的办法，阻止犯罪分子。
The parliament members split on capital punishment.
议员们对死刑看法不同。
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。
Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。