The execution was delayed while Kemmler's case was appealed on the grounds that it violated the Eighth Amendment restriction against cruel and unusual punishment.
然而，由于凯姆勒的案件违背第八修正案对酷刑和罕有刑罚的限制，凯姆勒提出上诉，处决被推迟。
And indeed the Court this time held that executions of persons with mental retardation did violate the Eighth Amendment's proscriptions against cruel and unusual punishment.
此次法院当真认为对精神发育迟滞的人施用死刑的确违反了第八修正案禁止残酷刑罚的规定。
The imperial family's treatment would anywhere else count as cruel and unusual punishment.
皇家的待遇同别处相比可谓是残酷和非比寻常的惩罚。
If you're one of the lucky ones to keep on celebrating, be aware that only 71 percent of companies are offering booze this year — a cruel and unusual punishment, perhaps.
如果你所在的公司今年仍将沿袭传统，那么你得做好心理准备，因为今年只有71%的公司会为员工准备大餐——这或许是一种残忍而不寻常的惩罚吧。
The District Court of Appeals recently ruled that homework is officially cruel and unusual punishment.
地方法院最近裁定家庭作业是官方的不人道和非常规的惩罚措施。
The District Court of Appeals recently ruled that homework is officially cruel and unusual punishment.
地方法院最近裁定家庭作业是官方的不人道和非常规的惩罚措施。
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