111. Should We Still Use the Death Penalty?: English Language Debate (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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How should we punish criminals? Should we have the death penalty for the worst crimes? Or is the death penalty unacceptable in our modern societies? These kind of questions have puzzled thinkers for centuries, but the death penalty continues to be one of the most controversial and debated issues of the 21st century. Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!
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Vocabulary List
To punish (v) - to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc
The teacher punished his class by giving them extra work
Rehabilitation (n) - the act of returning someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc
Prisons should focus on rehabilitation of prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison
Execution (n) - the legal punishment of killing someone
Execution is still the penalty in some countries for murder
Abolition (n) - the act of ending an activity or custom officially
He fought for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain
Disproportionately (adv) - in a way that is too large or too small in relation to something else
The disease disproportionately affects young men
Retribution (n) - deserved and severe punishment
He was seeking retribution for the crime committed against him
Justice (n) - fairness in the way people are dealt with; the system of laws in a country that judges and punishes people
The police are doing all they can do to bring those responsible for the crime to justice
Innocent (adj) - not guilty of a particular crime
I firmly believe that she is innocent of the crime
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