法律英语词汇“death penalty”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-法律词典

单词	death penalty
释义	death penalty n: death as punishment for a crime – called also capital punishment; see also cruel and unusual punishment; gregg v. georgia in the important cases section ◇ The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the death penalty is not inherently violative of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, provided that the method is not deemed cruel and that the punishment is not excessive in relation to the crime. A statute mandating the death penalty is unconstitutional, however. A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances before imposing the death penalty for a crime.
随便看	ex delicto ex facie ex maleficio ex officio ex parte ex post facto ex post facto clause ex post facto law ex rel. ex relatione ex- Ex. Ex. Ord. examination examine examiner except exception excess excessive excessive verdict exchange exchequer excise excise tax

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