First AI Saga Eikaiwa 英会話委 – Vocab and Fact Sheet

AI Saga will be hosting its first eikaiwa on Sunday, June 29th at6:30pm – 8pm at i-Square in Saga City. Suggested donation is 500en. Please come and bring your debating skills! See you there!

Here is an information sheet if you want to prepare before hand.

AMNESTY 英会話委

Vocabulary

英語	日本語	For example
Capital punishment	死刑	Capital punishment exists in Japan.
Criminals	刑事	Criminals break the law.
Lifetime sentence	終身刑 (しゅうしんけい)	He was given a lifetime sentence for killing his wife.
Government	政府	The government is in favor of capital punishment.
Public Safety/ Security	公衆安全	If criminals are killed, they are a risk to public safety.
Human rights	人権	Everyone should be granted human rights, even criminals.
Justice system	司法制度	The justice system includes police, the courts, and lawyers.
Prisoner	囚人	Prisoners are people in jail.
Jail / Prison	刑務所	Jail is where prisoners are.
Confession	告白	A confession is when someone says they did or committed a crime.
Trial	試験	It is a human right to have a fair trial.
Court	裁判所	The court is a place where a trial happens.
Arrest	阻止される	He was arrested for killing his wife, BUT he may not be guilty.
Death Row	監房群	She is on death row for killing 10 people.
Charge	満たされる	She was charged with 1st degree murder.
Convicted	有罪と決定された	He was convicted of stealing.
Murder	殺害	Killing someone.
Crime	罪	A crime is when a person breaks the law.
Punishment	処罰(しょばつ)	A punishment is what happens when a person is found guilty. For example, his punishment was 1 year in jail.
Innocent	潔白けっぱく)な” or “無罪むざい)の	He was found innocent.
Guilty	罪がある	The judge found him guilty.

THE FACTS

- 137 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.

- 60 countries retain and use the death penalty, most often as a punishment for people convicted of murder.

- Top 5 countries for capital punishment: China (470), Iran (317), Saudi Arabia (143), Pakistan (135), USA (42).

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