capital punishment

名词 capital punishment:

1. putting a condemned person to death
   同义词：execution, executing, death penalty

1. His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.
   他对死刑存废的见解许多人都不以为然。
2. 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？
3. I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
   我并非真正主张应该有死刑，只是故意唱唱反调罢了。
4. There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment.
   对於执行死刑，赞成与反对的双方都有强有力的论据。
5. The criminal was sentenced to capital punishment.
   罪犯被判处死刑。