de doodstraf
death sentence
noun · /ˈdoːt.strɑf/
Forms
- Article
- de doodstraf
- Plural
- de doodstraffen
- Also means
- capital punishment
- How common
- among the 10,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
In veel landen bestaat de doodstraf nog.
The death penalty still exists in many countries.
Nederland heeft de doodstraf lang geleden afgeschaft.
The Netherlands abolished the death penalty a long time ago.
De discussie over de doodstraf is complex.
The discussion about the death penalty is complex.
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