death penalty
abolish capital punishment
impose capital punishment
1. The use of capital punishment remains a controversial issue in many societies.
死刑的使用在许多社会中仍然是一个具有争议的问题。
2. Many human rights organizations call for the total abolition of capital punishment.
许多人权组织呼吁彻底废除死刑。
A: Do you believe that capital punishment is a just punishment?
A：你认为死刑是一种公正的惩罚吗？
B: It is a complex ethical question that people disagree on.
B：这是一个人们对此存有分歧的复杂伦理问题。
1) 死刑
2) 极刑
3) 处决
1. 死刑
e.g.The state decided to carry out capital punishment.
国家决定执行死刑。
noun
1. the legally prescribed punishment of death for a crime
Synonym: death penalty