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例句：These offences carry a mandatory death penalty, which means that trial judges have no option but to impose a death          sentence on those who are convicted.
       这些犯罪行为将构成强制死刑，这就是说庭审法官没有其他选择，直接宣判犯罪分子死刑。

2.denounce vt.告发, 抨击, 谴责

例句：You shouldn't denounce others from time to time.
       你不要总是动不动就指斥别人。

3.ensure vt.确定, 保证, 担保, 保护

例句：Please ensure that your computer is turned off before leaving the office.
       请在离开办公室前确定你的电脑已关闭。

4.scrap vt.扔弃, 敲碎, 拆毁

例句：We will never scrap this plan. They have too much time put into it.
      我们绝不会放弃这个计划，毕竟他们已经在上面花了太多的时间。

5.hearsay n.传闻;谣言

例句：That's only hearsay. I don't believe it
      这只是传闻，我不相信。

6.testify v.证明, 作证, 声明, 表明

例句：Whether the witness appears to testify is of great influence to the trial.
       证人是否出咶作证对于案件的审理有很大影响。 

7.admissible a.可进入的, 可容许的

8.leeway n.风压差, 风压角, 可容许的误差, 余地

例句：As it doesn't concern principles, you should leave some leeway and shouldn't have said those determined words.
      又不是原则上的事，别把话说得太决绝了，要留有余地。

9.flaw n.缺点, 裂纹, 瑕疵, 一阵狂风

例句：There isn't the slightest flaw in this tea set.
       这套茶具连一丁点儿毛病都没有。

10.landmark n.陆标, 划时代的事, 地界标

例句：The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a very prominent landmark.
       纽约港里的自由女神像非常瞩目。

11.custody n.监护, 拘留, 监禁

例句：He was held in criminal custody due to theft.
      他因为盗窃被刑事拘留。

12.terminate v.结束, 终止, 满期

例句：We had to terminate our mount of the summit.
       我们只好中止了登顶。

13.insolvency n.无力偿还, 破产

例句：The XHYT Group buckled under $80 billion worth of debt to become the largest case of corporate insolvency in history.
       XHYT公司因价值800亿美元的负债破产，成为有史以来最大一宗公司破产案。

14.accountability n.负有责任, 可说明性