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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries死刑判决
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sǐxíng pànjué
"法庭判处死刑。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A judicial pronouncement that a person is to be executed as punishment for a crime.
"The court issued a death sentence for the convicted murderer." - 2
A severe or final judgment that results in irrevocable consequences.
"The decision felt like a death sentence to the company's future."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'death sentence' originates from Middle English, where 'death' comes from Old English 'deað', and 'sentence' derives from Latin 'sententia', meaning 'opinion' or 'judgment'. Over time, the phrase evolved to denote a legal ruling that imposes capital punishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Death Sentence" is said worldwide
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peine de mort
Transliteration: pen de mor
"Le tribunal a prononcé une peine de mort."
Todesstrafe
Transliteration: toh-des-shtrah-fe
"Das Gericht verhängte die Todesstrafe."
pena di morte
Transliteration: peh-nah dee mor-teh
"La corte ha emesso una pena di morte."
sentencia de muerte
Transliteration: sen-ten-cia de mor-te
"El tribunal dictó una sentencia de muerte."
pena de morte
Transliteration: peh-nah de mor-tay
"O tribunal impôs uma pena de morte."
फांसी की सजा
Transliteration: phānsī kī sajā
"अदालत ने फांसी की सजा सुनाई।"
死刑判决
Transliteration: sǐxíng pànjué
"法庭判处死刑。"
사형 판결
Transliteration: sahyeong pan-gyeol
"법원은 사형 판결을 내렸다."
死刑判決
Transliteration: shikei hanketsu
"裁判所は死刑判決を下した。"
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