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

• I provided the evidence which led to the death sentence.
  我提供了导致他判处死刑的证据。
• I have the death sentence in twelve systems.
  我在12星球系统被判死刑。
• His actions led to a death sentence, which was later commuted to a prison term.
  郗浩良的行动导致被判处死刑，后来减为有期徒刑。
• Do you know there is a new executed way to death sentence?
  你知道死刑有了新的执行方法了吗？
• He appealed for commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment.
  他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑。
• The death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment.
  死刑可以被变更成无期徒刑。
• 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 death sentence is revoked; but not living punishment.
  死罪已免，活罪难饶。
• You don't know what it's like to live with a death sentence hanging over your head.
  你不知道那种头上悬了一把剑的生活是怎样的。
• His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
  他的死刑被减为无期徒刑。