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。
They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。
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。
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。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
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。
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。
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？
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。