capital punishment in English

noun
1
the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime.
The fact that the International Covenant sanctions capital punishment must be seen in this context.
noun

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1. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.

2. I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.

3. Capital punishment is an emotive issue.

4. Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue.

5. 16 He was sentenced to capital punishment.

6. 11 I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.

7. 24 Do you believe in capital punishment?

8. 23 Capital punishment is an emotive issue.

9. 11 He's caved in on capital punishment.

10. 8 I don't agree with capital punishment.

11. 5 I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment.

12. 4 Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.

13. He advocates the return of capital punishment.

14. 14 Capital punishment is an explosive issue.

15. 15 Capital punishment is an explosive issue.

16. We oppose capital punishment in/under any circumstances.

17. 3 He advocates the return of capital punishment.

18. 2 He argued in favour of capital punishment.

19. He argued powerfully and persuasively against capital punishment.

20. Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.

21. He was a prominent opponent of capital punishment.

22. 18 Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue.

23. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.

24. 22 He argued powerfully and persuasively against capital punishment.

25. 6 Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.

26. How can you justify the employment of capital punishment?

27. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.

28. His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.

29. 20 Do you have capital punishment in your country?

30. 19 He is strongly in favour of capital punishment.

31. 15 We oppose capital punishment in/under any circumstances.

32. 1 Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.

33. 10 Capital punishment has no place in a modern society.

34. 17 His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.

35. 7 They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.

36. 9 How can you justify the employment of capital punishment?

37. 13 Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin.

38. 21 People tend to have strong opinions on capital punishment.

39. 12 There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment.

40. But now focus on his remarks about punishment, even capital punishment.

41. 🔊 To death penalty opponents, capital punishment is a huge Atrocity

42. For various reasons many religious groups favor abolition of capital punishment.

43. 27 Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.

44. That includes applying the sword in the sense of employing capital punishment.

45. In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.

46. 26 The party is divided on/over the issue of capital punishment.

47. Some persons may consider society as having advanced by eliminating capital punishment.

48. 30 The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.

49. He moved an amendment limiting capital punishment to certain very serious crimes.

50. During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.