capital punishment; death penalty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
capital punishment; the death penalty
formalA formal, legal term. It refers to the severest form of punishment.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
dōu都
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
jí极
xíng刑
。
In ancient times, many countries retained capital punishment.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
zuì最
zhōng终
pàn判
chǔ处
gāi该
zuì罪
fàn犯
jí极
xíng刑
。
The court ultimately sentenced the criminal to death.
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Duì对
yú于
shì是
fǒu否
yīng应
gāi该
fèi废
chú除
jí极
xíng刑
，
shè社
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
guān观
diǎn点
。
There are different views in society on whether the death penalty should be abolished.