death sentence

英 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

美 [ˈdeθ sentəns]

n.  死刑

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 死刑
  the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime
  1. to be given/to receive the death sentence for murder
     因谋杀罪被判死刑

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死刑（判决）
  Adeath sentenceis a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
  1. His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.
     他最初的死刑被减为终身监禁。

双语例句

• Housebreakings and robberies are increasing despite the fact that the death sentence can now be imposed for such offences.
  虽说现在可对入室偷窃犯和抢劫犯处以死刑，但此类案件仍不断上升。
• The death sentence is revoked; but not living punishment.
  死罪已免，活罪难饶。
• You make it sound like a death sentence.
  你说的好像是被判了死刑一样。
• A Beijing court has handed a suspended death sentence to a top food and drug official for bribery charges.
  北京一家法院对国家食品与药物监管部门一名被控受贿的高层官员判处死刑，缓期执行。
• The system of suspension of execution for death sentence is stated by Chinese Criminal Law.
  死缓是我国刑法典明文规定的死刑制度的组成部分。
• But three years after the diagnosis, Lisa's death sentence was lifted& as her tumor unexpectedly disappeared.
  但离病情诊断三年后，莉萨的死刑判决却解除了：因为她体内的肿瘤神奇地消失了。
• The death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment.
  死刑可以被变更成无期徒刑。
• A death sentence may be executed on the execution ground or in a designated place of custody.
  死刑可以在刑场或者指定的羁押场所内执行。
• Upon hearing the diagnosis, people think it is a death sentence.
  一听到诊断结果后，人们就会觉得自己被判了死刑。
• There are few discussions in respect to the standards of death sentence and the sentencing procedures applied such standards.
  但很少讨论死刑判决的标准和适用该标准的量刑程序。