Malaysia to abolish the death penalty Flashcards

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verb : to officially end something, especially a law or system

kanun veya bir sisteme son vermek, yürürlükten kaldırmak

The slave trade was ——ed in the US in 1808.

——tion : noun

the ——tion of slavery

The Malaysian government has stated it intends to ——- the death penalty in a move that has been welcomed by human rights campaigners.

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  • abolish
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noun : WORDS : a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a complete idea

cümle

PUNISHMENT : a punishment that a judge gives to someone who has committed a crime

ceza, hüküm

a 30-year ——-

Since we are abolishing the ——–, all executions should not be carried out.

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  • sentence
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noun: PUNISHMENT : an official order that stops a prisoner from being killed as a punishment

idam cezasını iptâl/erteleme emri

SOMETHING UNPLEASANT : something that happens to stop a bad situation

geçici rahatlık/ferahlık/soluk alma; erteleme; kötü bir duruma engel olma

verb [T] : tecil etmek

There are currently over 1,267 people on death row in Malaysia who are set to win a ———.

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  • reprieve
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verb : to regularly travel between work and home

her gün işe gidip gelmek

——–r : noun [C]

ev iş arası seyahat eden kişi

The law minister said prisoners on death row would be released or have their sentences ——–.

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  • commute
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verb: to put someone in prison or keep them as a prisoner

hapsetmek, hapse atmak

[often passive] He was ——–ed for burglary two years ago.

——–ment : noun [U]

hapsedilme

When commuted, they would have to face life ——— because there had been several deaths that were caused by the offender and so they were sentenced to death.

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  • imprison
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noun : someone who has committed a crime

suçlu, suç işleyen kimse

a young ——-

When commuted, they would have to face life imprisonment because there had been several deaths that were caused by the ———- and so they were sentenced to death.

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  • offender
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adjective : extremely unkind, or causing people or animals to suffer

vicdansız, acımasız, zalim

a —— joke

Many people think hunting is —– to animals.

——ly :adverb

acımasızca

“Malaysia must now join the 106 countries who have turned their backs for good on the ultimate ——– , inhumane, degrading punishment.

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  • cruel
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adjective : treating people or animals in a cruel way

insanlık dışı, insafsız, acımasız, zalim, eziyet eden

——– experiments on monkeys

——–ly : adverb

insanlık dışı bir biçimde

“Malaysia must now join the 106 countries who have turned their backs for good on the ultimate cruel, ——-, degrading punishment.

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  • inhumane
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phrasal verb : to get rid of someone or something or to put them in an unpleasant place or situation

bırakmak, atmak, terketmek, kurtulmak; kötü/hoş olmayan bir konuma getirmek

They were ——-ed to a life of poverty.

The death penalty should have been ——— to the history books long ago.

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  • consign sb/sth to sth
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