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capital punishment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From the original meaning of capital (“relating to the head”); originally referring to executions by beheading or decapitating.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.

Forms

Relateds

execute · execution

Synonyms

death penalty

Translations (99)

ru выша́к (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sa मृत्युदण्ड (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · es pena capital (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · az ölüm cəzası (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · kk өлім жазасы (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ca pena capital (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · bn মৃত্যুদণ্ড (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ja 極刑 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · is dauðarefsing (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ru вы́сшая ме́ра наказа́ния (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fa-ira مُجازاتِ اِعْدام (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sl smrtna kazen (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · my သေဒဏ် (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tt үлем җәзасы (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · pl najwyższy wymiar kary (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · hu halálbüntetés (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sh smrtna kazna (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · hy մահապատիժ (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · es pena de muerte (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · hi मृत्युदण्ड (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · pl kara śmierci (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · da dødsstraf (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ar إِعْدَام (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ka სიკვდილით დასჯა (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · eo mortpuno (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tr idam (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fi kuolemanrangaistus (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · vi tử hình (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ky өлүм жазасы (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · th ประหารชีวิต (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ota سیاست (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tl parusang kamatayan (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fa-ira اِعْدام (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ar عُقُوبَة الْمَوْت (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · uk сме́ртна ка́ра (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · be смяро́тная ка́ра (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · vo deadapönod (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · az edam (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · de Todesstrafe (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · th โทษประหารชีวิต (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ms hukuman mati (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ru вы́шка (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · cmn 極刑 /极刑 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · lo ປານະທັນ (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ga pionós báis (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ka სასჯელის უმაღლესი ზომა (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ko 사형 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · es último suplicio (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · el έσχατη ποινή (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · be найвышэ́йшая ме́ра ка́ры (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sq dënim me vdekje (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sh смртна казна (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · el θανατική ποινή (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · cmn 死罪 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · it pena capitale (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · es castigo capital (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fr peine capitale (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · es pena mortal (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · la punitio capitalis (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · cy dienyddio (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · km ទោសប្រហារជីវិត (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tr ölüm cezası (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · nb dødsstraff (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · mk смртна казна (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ro pedeapsă cu moartea (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tg ҷазои қатл (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ru вы́сшая ме́ра (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sk trest smrti (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ug ئۆلۈم جازاسى (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ja 死罪 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tr idam cezası (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fr peine de mort (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · be смяро́тнае пакара́нне (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · la capitis poena (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ar عُقُوبَة الْإِعْدَام (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · pt pena de morte (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · cmn 死刑 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ta மரணதண்டனை (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · id hukuman mati (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · hi महादण्ड (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · uz o‘lim jazosi (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · cs trest smrti (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · bg смъ́ртно наказа́ние (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · fo deyðarevsing (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ur سَزائے مَوت (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · sv dödsstraff (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · et surmanuhtlus (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ro pedeapsă capitală (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · tk ölüm jezasy (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ja 死刑 (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · be найвышэ́йшая ме́ра пакара́ння (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · nl doodstraf (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · ru сме́ртная казнь (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · nn dødsstraff (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · lt mirties bausmė (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · pt pena capital (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · lv nāvessods (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · hi सज़ा-ए-मौत (punishment by death — see also death penalty) · uk ви́ща мі́ра покара́ння (punishment by death — see also death penalty)