death sentence

英 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

美 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

n.  死刑

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 死刑
  the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime
  1. to be given/to receive the death sentence for murder
     因谋杀罪被判死刑

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死刑（判决）
  Adeath sentenceis a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  1. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
     他最初的死刑被减为终身监禁。

双语例句

• The death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment.
  死刑可以被变更成无期徒刑。
• His actions led to a death sentence, which was later commuted to a prison term.
  郗浩良的行动导致被判处死刑，后来减为有期徒刑。
• There are few discussions in respect to the standards of death sentence and the sentencing procedures applied such standards.
  但很少讨论死刑判决的标准和适用该标准的量刑程序。
• A Beijing court has handed a suspended death sentence to a top food and drug official for bribery charges.
  北京一家法院对国家食品与药物监管部门一名被控受贿的高层官员判处死刑，缓期执行。
• A death sentence may be executed on the execution ground or in a designated place of custody.
  死刑可以在刑场或者指定的羁押场所内执行。
• Upon hearing the diagnosis, people think it is a death sentence.
  一听到诊断结果后，人们就会觉得自己被判了死刑。
• The death sentence is revoked; but not living punishment.
  死罪已免，活罪难饶。
• His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
  他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。
• The2004 death sentence had been upheld last week by Libya's Supreme Court.
  上周利比亚高等法院维持了2004年对这些护士和医生死刑的原判决。
• This is a death sentence for john. a political death sentence.
  这等于判了约翰政治死刑。