N1402/3019

死し刑けい

nounnoun (generic)

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しけい

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death penalty, capital punishment

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その国くにでは死刑しけい制度せいどが廃止はいしされている。

In that country, the death penalty system has been abolished.

裁判所さいばんしょは彼かれに死刑しけいを言いい渡わたした。

The court sentenced him to death.

死刑しけいの存廃そんぱいについては社会しゃかい全体ぜんたいで議論ぎろんすべきだと思おもう。

I think whether to retain or abolish the death penalty should be debated by society as a whole.

人権じんけん団体だんたいは死刑しけい制度せいどの即時そくじ廃止はいしを政府せいふに求もとめた。

Human rights organizations demanded that the government immediately abolish the death penalty.

凶悪きょうあく犯罪はんざいに対たいして死刑しけいを適用てきようすることが正当化せいとうかされるかどうかは、長年ながねんにわたって論争ろんそうの的まととなっている。

Whether it is justified to apply the death penalty to heinous crimes has been a subject of controversy for many years.

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ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

意向いこう

intention, inclination, mind, idea, wish, view

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