We read in ancient history of the cruel punishment of burning out the eyes.

古代历史中可看到用火灼瞎人的眼睛的残酷刑罚。

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We feel it's a very cruel punishment, due to the fact that he didn't do anything wrong.

他说，“我们认为这是一个残酷的判罚，因为他根本就没有做错过什么事。”

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The death penalty, either by its absoluteness or comparativeness, is certainly a cruel punishment.

无论从绝对性还是相对性标准看，死刑都是一种残酷的刑罚。

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In addition,the nine justices will also hear arguments about whether sentencing juveniles to life in prison without paroles for crimes other than murder violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment.

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Between 20, 000 and 80, 000 people are thought to be held in solitary confinement on any given day in the United States, making the practice more common here than in any other country, said Juan Mendez, the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture and other forms of cruel punishment.

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In 1972 the United States Supreme Court ruled that all death penalty laws were cruel and unusual punishment.

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His lawyers argue that an unprecedented second execution attempt on Broom would violate a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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