Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.
死刑过去被认为是非人道且不道德的。
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有在特殊情况下才允许判死刑。
There have been demands from some politicians to reintroduce capital punishment.
已经有一些政治家要求重新启用死刑。
Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that.
当然，另一种选择是恢复死刑，但我不确定我是否会支持这样做。
The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences but they would certainly cost the taxpayers much money.
死刑的替代选择是较长的刑期，但这肯定会耗费纳税人很多钱。
He argued in favour of capital punishment.
他提出理由赞成严惩。
The robber is deserving of capital punishment.
这个强盗应处极刑。
Only 14 of the 50 states have banned capital punishment.
在50所州里面只有14个州废除了死刑制度。
The arguments for and against capital punishment have evolved.
支持和反对死刑的理由也在变化。
Other states with capital punishment prefer lethal injections.
其它州更喜欢注射死刑。
Opponents of capital punishment tend to respond by saying that juries, being human, err.
反对死刑的人常回应说，陪审团是人，就一定会犯错误。
There is a contrast as well in the use of trial and punishment, including capital punishment.
在使用审判和处罚方面，包括死刑，印中两国也可以对比。
I to believe in capital punishment but not in every case where somebody has been killed.
我认为应该有死刑，但是死刑并适用于每一例杀人案件。
On the face of things, capital punishment ought to be the ultimate deterrent. But it does not seem to be.
表面看来，死刑应是终极的威慑，但实际似乎不是。
The arguments on both sides are persuasive but certain other factors incline me to vote against capital punishment.
双方的辩论都很有说服力，但某些其他的因素促使我投票反对死刑。
Japan reinstated capital punishment in 1993 after a four-year moratorium and executes prisoners on death row by hanging.
日本在暂停了4年死刑之后，于1993年恢复了死刑，推迟了处决那些死刑犯。
Illinois is the latest state to outlaw capital punishment, on March 9th, following New Mexico (2009) and New Jersey (2007).
在3月9日，伊利诺伊州成了最近一个宣布废除死刑的州，紧跟着新墨西哥州(2009)，和新泽西州(2007)。
Analysts say another factor influencing public opinion is the growing opposition to capital punishment among U.S. Catholics.
分析人士说，另外一个左右美国公众舆论的因素是，美国天主教徒越来越反对死刑。
Tentatively it can be suggested that this is the main influence upon those who urge the abolition of capital punishment.
可以这样探讨性地提出，那些竭力主张废除死刑的人们主要是受怜悯的影响。
Tentatively it can be suggested that this is the main influence upon those who urge the abolition of capital punishment .
可以这样探讨性地提出，那些竭力主张废除死刑的人们主要是受怜悯的影响。
Recently, Norway suffered a huge explosion and a shooting, which declaring the abolition of capital punishment is unwise.
最近，挪威遭受了一次巨大的爆炸和枪击，这就说明了废除死刑是不明智的。
A crude way of trying to settle which camp is correct is to compare murder rates in jurisdictions with and without capital punishment.
解决两个阵营争议的一个粗略方法是比较有死刑和没有死刑辖区的谋杀案发率。
By talking as if capital punishment is murdering human beings are interchangeable here, you're actually begging the question aren't you?
如果说死刑和，和谋杀是两个可以互换的概念，你们实际上是在求问题，不是吗？
Some 95% of Asians live in jurisdictions that carry out capital punishment, and Asia accounts for over three-quarters of executions worldwide.
约95%具有司法权的亚洲国家执行死刑，并且，亚洲死刑执行量占世界的四分之三。
It is to talk about capital punishment as if it was murder, just to assume capital punishment is murder is to assume your conclusion isn't it?
这是谈论死刑，如果有谋杀，假设死刑是谋杀，来假设结论，不是吗？
The murder rate in the United States as a whole, moreover, is far higher than in western Europe, where capital punishment is a thing of the past.
此外，美国整体的谋杀率远比西欧高得多，而在西欧死刑早已是过去的事了。
The governor of Illinois signed a bill ending the death penalty after an 11-year moratorium, making his state the 16th without capital punishment.
伊利诺斯州州长签署了一项法令，在11年得中断之后，取消了死刑，使该州成为美国第16个废除死刑的州。
The advocacy work I have undertaken over the past several years has not included an overwhelming amount of commitment to opposing capital punishment.
在过去几年内我接手的倡导工作，不包括大规模的反对死刑判决的声明。
The advocacy work I have undertaken over the past several years has not included an overwhelming amount of commitment to opposing capital punishment.
在过去几年内我接手的倡导工作，不包括大规模的反对死刑判决的声明。
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