TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT [11 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sentencing
CONT

General deterrence can be described as deterring the general public through awareness of the punishments inflicted for the offense. Proponents of general deterrence believe that awareness of the pain and humiliation of the punishments suffered by offenders, especially capital punishment, discourages members of the public to act in a manner which may subject them to the same fate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peines
CONT

La dissuasion pénale prend généralement deux formes : la dissuasion spécifique, qui a comme objectif de contrecarrer la récidive chez les contrevenants, et la dissuasion générale, dont la visée consiste à dissuader les autres membres de la société qui pourraient être tentés de perpétrer des crimes semblables.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2024-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration
  • Sentencing
DEF

The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime.

CONT

Capital punishment is the lawful infliction of death as a punishment and since ancient times it has been used for a wide variety of offences. The Bible prescribes death for murder and many other crimes including kidnapping and witchcraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Peines
CONT

La peine de mort ou peine capitale est une sentence appliquée par le pouvoir judiciaire consistant à retirer légalement la vie à une personne ayant été reconnue coupable d'une infraction qualifiée de «crime capital». La peine capitale est prononcée par l'institution judiciaire à l'issue d'un procès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración penitenciaria
  • Penas
Save record 2

Record 3 2015-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

... applied ethics involves examining specific controversial issues, such as abortion, infanticide, animal rights, environmental concerns, homosexuality, capital punishment, or nuclear war. By using the conceptual tools of metaethics and normative ethics, discussions in applied ethics try to resolve these controversial issues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

L'étude de nouveaux problèmes moraux [depuis les années 60] a donné naissance à un nouveau champ, l'éthique appliquée. On le désigne ainsi pour traduire l'importance accordée aux situations concrètes […] l'objectif est de préparer le terrain pour évaluer les différentes options du point de vue des valeurs et principes moraux.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2014-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Courts
CONT

The text of the Fifth Amendment suggests that the protection against double jeopardy extends only to proceedings threatening "life or limb. "Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has established that the right against double jeopardy is not limited to capital crimes or corporeal punishment but extends to all felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile delinquency adjudications, regardless of the punishments they prescribe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Tribunaux
CONT

[...] la protection contre le double péril (ne bis in idem), selon laquelle une personne ayant été acquittée ou condamnée pour [...] une infraction ne peut être poursuivie de nouveau pour la même infraction.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 2014-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Courts
DEF

This is a criminal case where the state charges that the defendant committed aggravated murder and seeks the death penalty.

CONT

A capital case is a legal case in which a defendant is accused of committing a capital offense and is potentially eligible for capital punishment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Tribunaux

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2000-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The Swedish Aliens act sets out the categories of people who are entitled to proctection in Sweden. Clarity, credibility and humanity are the watchwords of the legislation. A person who feels a well-founded fear of persecution on grounds of race, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or religious or political conviction is given asylum under the Geneva Convention. Others in need of protection are those who risk capital punishment, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, those who are fleeing from internal or external armed conflict or environmental disaster, and those who are subject to persecution because of their gender or homosexuality. In mass migration situations the Government can authorise temporary two-year residence permits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
Key term(s)
  • Joint Committee on Capital and Corporal Punishment and Lotteries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
Key term(s)
  • Comité mixte chargé d'enquêter sur la peine capitale, les punitions corporelles et les loteries

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Penal Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Droit pénal

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Persons opposed to abortion, capital punishment, suicide, war, and animal slaughter. Promotes alternatives to killing humans and other animals. Formed by merger of Alternatives to Abortion Society and Ultimatist Vegetarian Society

Key term(s)
  • Alternatives to Abortion Society
  • Ultimatist Vegetarian Society

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 1992-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 1987-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Information found in DOBIS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Renseignement obtenu du service des publications du Solliciteur général.

Spanish

Save record 11

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: