death penalty

英 [ˈdeθ penəlti]

美 [ˈdeθ penəlti]

n.  死刑; 极刑

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牛津词典

noun

• 死刑；极刑
  the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes
  1. the abolition/return of the death penalty
     死刑的废除 / 恢复
  2. The two men are facing the death penalty .
     这二人面临死刑。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 死刑;极刑
  The death penaltyis the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
  1. If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
     如果谋杀罪名成立，这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。

英英释义

noun

• putting a condemned person to death
  Synonym:executionexecutingcapital punishment

双语例句

• Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.
  许多人认为对任何罪行来说死刑都过于严重了。
• I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
  我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
• The prosecutors have warned they will seek the death penalty
  检控方律师已警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑。
• Besides, the principle of the death penalty do not extradite whether or not belongs to international common law.
  另外，死刑不引渡原则是否构成了国际习惯法也没有定论。
• The death penalty was never restored.
  再也没有恢复死刑。
• If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.
  如果谋杀罪名成立，这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。
• 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。
• We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism.
  我们不赞成死刑：不能以暴制暴。
• There have now been 139 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
  自1976年恢复死刑以来共有139人被处决。
• Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty
  13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。