Complete Definition of "capital punishment"

English

Etymology
capital + punishment, originally by beheading or decapitating

Noun
en-noun|sg=capital punishment

  1. punishment by death

Translations

Chinese:
Dutch: doodstraf
Estonian: surmanuhtlus
French: punition capitale f, peine de mort f, peine capitale f
German: Kapitalstrafe f
Greek: θανα�ική �οινή (thanatiké poiné)
Icelandic: dauðarefsing f
Italian: punizione capitale
Japanese:
mid
Korean:
Latin: punitio capitalis nominative, punitionis capitalis genitive
Polish najwyższy wymiar kary m, kara �mierci f
Portuguese: punição importanta
Russian:

Slovene: smrtna kazen f
Spanish: castigo capital
Hungarian: halálbüntetés
Norwegian: dødsstraff m

See also
death penalty

Category:Death

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