Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue.

死刑是极易引起激烈争论的问题。

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They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.

他们坚信死刑是一种威慑手段。

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Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.

只有在特殊情况下才允许判死刑。

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And you consider the crimes that are punished by capital punishment, and the crimes that are punished by monetary compensation, and he feels this is quite revealing.

想想那些被处以死刑的罪行和，要求金钱赔偿的罪行,他觉得这些就很明显地显示了这一不同点。

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Traditionally, capital punishment is meted out on execution grounds, sometimes even in a sports stadium.

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Certainly, America's use of capital punishment is markedly greater than most other countries'.

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Mr Bush's somewhat cavalier attitude to capital punishment is unlikely to be probed by Mr Gore, who is a supporter.

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