- (a) capital punishment
- смертная казнь/высшая мера наказания
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
capital punishment — punishment by death for a crime; death penalty. [1575 85] * * * or death penalty Execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment for murder, treason, arson, and rape was… … Universalium
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) — Capital Punishment † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… … Catholic encyclopedia
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Capital punishment in New Zealand — first appeared in a codified form when New Zealand became a British territory in 1840, and was first employed in in 1842. It was last used in 1957, abolished for murder in 1961, and abolished altogether, including for treason, in 1989. During… … Wikipedia
capital punishment — n: death penalty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. capital punishment … Law dictionary
Capital punishment in New Hampshire — Capital punishment in the U.S. state of New Hampshire is a legal form of punishment for the crime of capital murder. Capital murder is the only crime for which the death penalty can be imposed in the state. Since 1734, twenty four people have… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Maryland — Capital punishment is a legal form of judicial punishment in the U.S. state of Maryland. It has been in use in the state since June 20, 1638, when two men were hanged for piracy in St. Mary s County. A total of 309 people were executed by a… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China — Capital punishment in China redirects here. For the situation in Taiwan, see Capital punishment in the Republic of China. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Oregon — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Oregon. The first execution under the territorial government was in 1851. Capital punishment was made explicitly legal by statute in 1864, and executions have been carried out exclusively at the… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Australia — Capital punishment was last used in Australia in 1967, when Ronald Ryan was hanged in Victoria, he was the last of 114 people executed in the 20th century and previous to his execution Queensland and New South Wales had already abolished the… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in Denmark — ( da. Dødsstraf) has been entirely abolished in Danish law. The last remaining possibility for capital punishment was eliminated from Danish law, effective January 1, 1994.For the most part, Denmark followed the style of other European nations,… … Wikipedia