the death penalty

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

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opposed to any application of the death penalty and torture of prisoners, or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
反对对任何囚犯实施死刑和酷刑，或其他残忍、不人道或侮辱性的待遇或惩罚。
fǎn duì duì rèn hé qiú fàn shí shī sǐ xíng hé kù xíng , huò qí tā cán rěn 、 bù rén dào huò wǔ rǔ xìng de dài yù huò chéng fá 。
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In the theory circle of criminal law of current China, the argument for abolishment of death penalty seems to be overwhelming.
在当今中国刑法理论界，废除死刑的主张似呈压倒之势。
zài dāng jīn zhōng guó xíng fǎ lǐ lùn jiè , fèi chú sǐ xíng de zhǔ zhāng sì chéng yā dǎo zhī shì 。
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3.
Mr Grant says his views on the death penalty have nothing to do with religion, but many who agree with him do so for religious reasons.
Grant先生说他对死刑的观点与宗教无关。但很多赞同他的人因为宗教原因而支持死刑。
Grant xiān sheng shuō tā duì sǐ xíng de guān diǎn yǔ zōng jiào wú guān 。 dàn hěn duō zàn tóng tā de rén yīn wèi zōng jiào yuán yīn ér zhī chí sǐ xíng 。
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4.
Will American support for the death penalty soften as a result of any of this?
美国人对死刑的支持热情会因些降温吗？
měi guó rén duì sǐ xíng de zhī chí rè qíng huì yīn xiē jiàng wēn ma ?
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5.
In practical terms, the Nebraska decision amounts to a moratorium on the death penalty in the state, not just a ban on a method.
实际上，内布拉斯加州的决定是在一段时间后废除该州的死刑，而不是只禁止一种手段。
shí jì shang , nèi bù lā sī jiā zhōu de jué dìng shì zài yí duàn shí jiān hòu fèi chú gāi zhōu de sǐ xíng , ér bú shì zhǐ jìn zhǐ yī zhǒng shǒu duàn 。
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Yao's defense, that the murder had been a "crime of passion, " has provoked further public outrage. Many are demanding the death penalty.
药家鑫的辩护律师称这起谋杀案其实是“激情杀人”，（言论一出），就引起了更深的公愤。许多人都要求判处药家鑫死刑。
yào jiā xīn de biàn hù lǜ shī chēng zhè qǐ móu shā àn qí shí shì " jī qíng shā rén " , ( yán lùn yī chū ) , jiù yǐn qǐ le gèng shēn de gōng fèn 。 xǔ duō rén dōu yāo qiú pàn chǔ yào jiā xīn sǐ xíng 。
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Execution of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense is called capital punishment or death penalty.
通过法律程序执行对犯人的惩罚的行为通常称为死刑。
tōng guò fǎ lǜ chéng xù zhí xíng duì fàn rén de chéng fá de xíng wéi tōng cháng chēng wéi sǐ xíng 。
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Under Japanese law, he could have been given the death penalty, but prosecutors chose not to call for it.
根据日本的法律，凶手本来可以被判处死刑，但是原告没有选择去主张这项权利。
gēn jù rì běn de fǎ lǜ , xiōng shǒu běn lái kě yǐ bèi pàn chǔ sǐ xíng , dàn shì yuán gào méi yǒu xuǎn zé qù zhǔ zhāng zhè xiàng quán lì 。
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Capital punishments have been used more frequently since the U. S. Supreme Court lifted a death penalty ban in 1976.
在1976年，美国最高法院取缔了禁止死刑的规定，此后，死刑的使用更加频繁。
zài yī jiǔ qī liù nián , měi guó zuì gāo fǎ yuàn qǔ dì le jìn zhǐ sǐ xíng de guī dìng , cǐ hòu , sǐ xíng de shǐ yòng gèng jiā pín fán 。
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As Engels said: "The death penalty today is a civilized form of the blood revenge. "
正如恩格斯所说：“我们今日的死刑，就是血亲复仇的文明形式。”
zhèng rú ēn gé sī suǒ shuō : " wǒ men jīn rì de sǐ xíng , jiù shì xuè qīn fù chóu de wén míng xíng shì 。 "
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