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Scott,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,擅长翻译各种与环境诉讼相关的法律文件。
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…