死刑

I am passionately opposed to the death penalty.

我坚决反对死刑。

He's caved in on capital punishment.

在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。

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

哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。

The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder.

议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。

Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.

只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。

The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.

执行死刑的动机是要灌输恐惧。

The bill provides for the automatic review of all death sentences.

该法案规定所有死刑判决都要自动接受审核。

Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th.

定于7月30日执行注射死刑。

They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.

他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。

It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.

这是间谍罪，应判死刑。

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

在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。

His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.

他最初的死刑被减为终身监禁。

He can let the court's decision stand and permit the execution.

他有权维持法庭判决，批准死刑生效。

It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty.

现在看来，将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。

If convicted for murder, both youngsters could face the death penalty.

如果谋杀罪名成立，这两个年轻人都可能会被判处死刑。