capital punishment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for capital punishment in the English»French Dictionary

capital punishment N

capital punishment

peine f capitale

Translations for capital punishment in the English»French Dictionary

the rights and wrongs of capital punishment

les arguments mpl pour et contre la peine de mort

where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment?

quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort?

Translations for capital punishment in the French»English Dictionary

peine capitale

capital punishment

exécution capitale LAW

capital punishment

peine capitale LAW

capital punishment

Translations for capital punishment in the English»French Dictionary

punishment [Brit ˈpʌnɪʃm(ə)nt, Am ˈpənɪʃmənt] N

1. punishment (stronger):

punishment

punition f

punishment

châtiment m

punishment LAW

peine f

as punishment for

en punition de

as punishment, they were sent to bed

pour les punir, on les a envoyés se coucher

2. punishment (rough treatment) fig, inf:

to take a lot of punishment inf team, car, engine:

être mis à rude épreuve

I.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] N

1. capital (letter):

capital

majuscule f

2. capital:

capital, a. capital city

capitale f

fashion capital of the world

capitale mondiale de la mode

3. capital U:

capital (gen) COMM, FIN (wealth)

capital m

capital (funds)

capitaux mpl

capital (funds)

capital m

with a capital of £500, 000

au capital de 500 000 livres sterling

to make capital out of sth fig

tirer profit de qc

to make political capital out of sth

tirer profit de qc dans un but politique

to make political capital out of sth attr amount, base, loss, outlay, turnover

de capital

4. capital (capitalist interests):

capital

capital m

capital and labour

le capital et le travail

5. capital ARCHIT:

capital

chapiteau m

II.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] ADJ

1. capital letter:

capital

majuscule

capital A

A majuscule

crazy with a capital C inf

dingue avec un D majuscule or un grand D inf

2. capital LAW:

capital offence, crime, sentence

capital

3. capital (essential):

capital

capital

to be of capital importance

être d'une importance capitale

4. capital Brit (excellent):

capital inf, dated

épatant

capital punishment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capital punishment in the English»French Dictionary

capital punishment N no pl

capital punishment

peine f capitale

Translations for capital punishment in the English»French Dictionary

punishment N

1. punishment (punishing):

punishment

punition f

2. punishment (penalty):

punishment

sanction f

punishment LAW

peine f

3. punishment inf (severe treatment):

to take a lot of punishment inf person

encaisser

to take a lot of punishment furniture

en voir de toutes les couleurs

I.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N

1. capital (principal city):

capital a. fig

capitale f

2. capital (letter form):

capital

lettre f capitale

in (large) capitals

en capitales

II.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] ADJ

1. capital (principal):

capital error, city

principal(e)

2. capital (letter form):

capital letter

capital(e)

3. capital LAW (punishable by death):

capital

capital(e)

4. capital Brit (very good):

capital

excellent(e)

capital² [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N FIN

capital

capital m

to put capital into sth

investir dans qc

to make capital (out) of sth

tirer profit de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1926 the prison was also approved for conducting capital punishment (by hanging).

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However, the idea of capital punishment disgusted him.

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The camp authorities' preferred method of capital punishment was public hanging.

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He also opposed capital punishment and pushed for its abolition.

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Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below eighteen years of age.

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He was spared from any capital punishment and was exiled.

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Capital punishment was the main measure of dealing with offenders in the criminal justice system.

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In addition, capital punishment can also be meted out for high treason.

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Capital punishment is practised on the home world, which involves immersion of convicted criminals in acid that slowly dissolves them while still alive.

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Execution or capital punishment is still used around the world.

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