capital punishment
The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crimeThe practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
» Many countries have abolished capital punishment.
Viele Länder haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft. — Manfredo
Многие страны упразднили смертную казнь. — odexed
У багатьох країнах смертну кару скасовано. — aandrusiak
Багато країн скасували смертну кару. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
Todesstrafe
сме́ртная казньsmértnaja kaznʹ, вы́сшая ме́ра наказа́нияvýsšaja méra nakazánija, вы́сшая ме́раvýsšaja méra
сме́ртна ка́раsmértna kára, ви́ща мі́ра покара́нняvýšča míra pokaránnja
putting a condemned person to death
Examples
13 sentencesMany countries have abolished capital punishment.
У багатьох країнах смертну кару скасовано. — aandrusiak
ruМногие страны упразднили смертную казнь. — odexed
deViele Länder haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft. — Manfredo
I'm against capital punishment.
ruЯ против смертной казни. — odexed
I'm totally against capital punishment.
ruЯ категорически против смертной казни. — odexed
We're fighting to abolish capital punishment.
I think capital punishment should be abolished.
deIch bin der Meinung, die Todesstrafe sollte abgeschafft werden. — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
From the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to exeFrom the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to executions by beheading or decapitating.
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Forms
plural: capital punishments| Singular | capital punishment |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- putting a condemned person to death:executionexecutingdeath penalty
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable