death penalty; capital punishment
Legal term for the punishment of execution. Used in formal, legal, and news contexts.
The death penalty system was abolished in that country.
裁判所は被告人に死刑を言い渡した。
The court sentenced the defendant to death.
The court sentenced the defendant to death.
The prosecution demanded the death penalty.
The Supreme Court's ruling finalized the death sentence.
If you do something like that, you might end up getting the death penalty.
death sentence
capital punishment system; death penalty system