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单词 capital punishment
释义
capital punishment
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/us
/ˌkæp.ɪ.t̬əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
punishmentbydeath, asorderedby alegalsystem
死刑，极刑
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the death penalty
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(Definition ofcapital punishmentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • According to one authority, capital punishment may be divided into two kinds—beheading and strangulation.
  • But some say that capital punishment is inconsistent with the mild religion of Christ—the religion of mercy and love.
  • Capital punishment has been abolished in some countries, likewise torture, confiscation, corporal punishment.
  • For how else can they say, as I have known some say, that capital punishment is wrong, because "we have no right to usher a man into the presence of his Maker."

capital punishment| American Dictionary

capital punishment
noun[U]
us
/ˈkæp·ɪ·t̬əl ˈpʌn·ɪʃ·mənt/
(alsodeath penalty)
politics & government
punishment by death for aseriouscrime
(Definition ofcapital punishmentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/capital-punishment##
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