1·We read in ancient history of the cruel punishment of burning out the eyes.
古代历史中可看到用火灼瞎人的眼睛的残酷刑罚。
2·We feel it's a very cruel punishment, due to the fact that he didn't do anything wrong.
他说，“我们认为这是一个残酷的判罚，因为他根本就没有做错过什么事。”
3·The death penalty, either by its absoluteness or comparativeness, is certainly a cruel punishment.
无论从绝对性还是相对性标准看，死刑都是一种残酷的刑罚。
4·The imperial family's treatment would anywhere else count as cruel and unusual punishment.
皇家的待遇同别处相比可谓是残酷和非比寻常的惩罚。
5·And he said to her, 'Nay, but I have been cruel to my mother, and as a punishment has this evil been sent to me.
他对她说：“可是我对我妈妈那么残忍，这是对我的惩罚。”
6·C. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or punishment.
c酷刑和其他残忍的、不人道的或有辱人格的待遇或惩罚。
7·In other words, the holders of European bonds will not be subject to cruel or unusual punishment.
换句话说，这样的话欧洲债券持有人将不会受异常严酷的惩罚。
8·The execution was delayed while Kemmler's case was appealed on the grounds that it violated the Eighth Amendment restriction against cruel and unusual punishment.
然而，由于凯姆勒的案件违背第八修正案对酷刑和罕有刑罚的限制，凯姆勒提出上诉，处决被推迟。
9·And indeed the Court this time held that executions of persons with mental retardation did violate the Eighth Amendment's proscriptions against cruel and unusual punishment.
此次法院当真认为对精神发育迟滞的人施用死刑的确违反了第八修正案禁止残酷刑罚的规定。
10·Capital punishment is surely a cruel but necessary punishment.
死刑的确是一种残酷但是又很必要的刑罚。