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

He's caved in on capital punishment.
在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
Some people are demanding the return of capital punishment for murder.
有些人要求恢复对谋杀罪的死刑。
The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
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。
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。
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
The arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
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？
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。
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。