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单词 death penalty
例句
death penaltydeath penalty /ˈdeθ ˌpenlti/ noun the death penalty
the legal punishment of killing someone who is guilty of a serious crime:
  • If he is found guilty of murder, he could face the death penalty.
  • capital punishment
    the system of killing criminals as a legal punishment:
  • Is there any evidence that capital punishment reduces crime?
  • GRAMMAR: Capital punishment cannot be used in the plural. Don't say: The country does not have capital punishments.
    execution
    the act of killing someone as a punishment:
  • His execution finally took place several years after he was convicted of the murder.
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