cruel and unusual punishmentglossary / cruel and unusual punishment, 酷刑 cruel and unusual punishment酷刑 指过度的、非人道的、残酷野蛮的刑罚。在美国宪法中,酷刑指国家中从未存在的或者已经废除的刑罚种类,而不包括罚金刑或者监禁刑。 (→corporal punishment; punishment) 词条贡献者 译者晓晨,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与反垄断咨询与合规相关的法律文件。
cruel and unusual punishment cruel and unusual punishment Punishment that is torturous, degrading, inhuman, grossly disproportionate to the crime in question, or otherwise shocking to the moral sense…
afflictive punishment afflictive punishment, 酷刑 afflictive punishment (法国古法)酷刑 法国16世纪至大革命期间的刑罚。包括残害肢体的肉刑,如割舌或穿舌、割唇、割鼻、剁手或用火将手烧掉等;非残害肢体的肉刑,如烙刑、鞭笞、戴颈手枷等;非肉刑的酷刑,如长期服苦役、长期关押、放逐等。