death penalty

名词 death penalty:

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

1. Should the death penalty be abolished?
   应该废除死刑吗?
2. Was he in favour of the death penalty?
   他赞成死刑吗?
3. The death penalty for murder works on the principle of an eye for an eye.
   犯谋杀罪处以死刑，其原则是一命抵一命。
4. Some people would like to see the death penalty come back.
   有些人希望恢复死刑。