| 单词 | capital punishment |
| 释义 | capital punishment (once / 4734 pages) n Capital punishment is the death penalty — having the state put someone to death as punishment for a crime. Capital punishment is the worst punishment possible — the criminal is killed for committing a crime. In the United States, capital punishment is reserved for very serious crimes such as murder. Capital punishment is legal in most states, but not all, and is always a hotly debated topic. There have been many ways to enforce capital punishment over the years, including hanging and electrocuting, but these days it’s usually done by lethal injection. WORD FAMILYcapital punishment: capital punishments USAGE EXAMPLESMany cases with strong evidence against capital punishment for a defendant are resolved with plea bargains before ever reaching a jury, he added. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Nebraska voters reinstated the death penalty on Nov. 8 when they overturned the Legislature’s decision last year to abolish capital punishment. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) But the Florida Supreme Court overturned the new law in October because it does not require juries to unanimously recommend capital punishment. Reuters(Dec 22, 2016) n putting a condemned person to death Syn|Hypo|Hyper death penalty, executing, execution burning, burning at the stake execution by fire hanginga form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead burning, electrocutionexecution by electricity beheading, decapitationexecution by cutting off the victim's head crucifixionthe act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross auto-da-fethe burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
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