capital punishment

英 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

美 [ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n. 死刑; 极刑

Collins.1

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

Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
一些人认为死刑具有威慑作用。
Still, advocates of the death penalty argue that abolishing capital punishment would hurt crime victims and their families.
然而，死刑的拥护者们表示废除死刑可能伤害到刑事犯罪的受害者和他们的家人们。
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？
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。
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 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。
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。
We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
Capital punishment is an emotive issue.
应否有死刑是个容易引起感情用事的问题。
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。