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    3. 極刑

    極刑

    極きょっ刑けい

    capital punishment

    KMT10News #38+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    きょっけい

    Noun

    1.
    capital punishment, death penalty, maximum penalty, ultimate punishment

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    彼かれは極きょっ刑けいを言いい渡わたされた。

    He was sentenced to capital punishment.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    その国くにでは、特とく定ていの犯はん罪ざいに対 して極きょっ刑けいが適てき用ようされる。

    In that country, capital punishment is applied for certain crimes.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    極きょっ刑けいの是ぜ非ひについては、世せか界い中じゅうで議ぎ論ろんが続つづいている。

    Debates continue worldwide regarding the pros and cons of capital punishment.

    KMT10Politics & LawCore Concepts
    多おおくの国こく際さい機き関かんが、極きょっ刑けいの廃はい止しを訴うったえている。

    Many international organizations are calling for the abolition of capital punishment.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばん官かんは、被ひ告こく人にんの罪つみの重 さを考こう慮りょし、極きょっ刑けいを求きゅう刑けいした。

    The judge considered the gravity of the defendant's crime and sought the death penalty.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    極
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み・き.める・-ぎ.め…(3)
    poles・settlement・conclusion・end・highest rank…(6)
    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
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