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他对死刑存废的见解许多人都不以为然. His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.
应该废除死刑吗? Should the death penalty be abolished?
杀人犯被判处死刑。 The murderer was sentenced to death.
罪犯被判处死刑。 The criminal was sentenced to capital punishment.
有些人希望恢复死刑. Some people would like to see the death penalty come back.
他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑. He appealed for (a) commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment.
我并非真正主张应该有死刑, 只是故意唱唱反调罢了. I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
对於执行死刑, 赞成与反对的双方都有强有力的论据. There are strong arguments for and against capital punishment.