notorious adj. 臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

He is a notorious rake.
他是个声名狼藉的浪子。

bloody tyrant 血腥独裁者

execution n. 依法处决

Executions used to be held in public.
过去处决犯人都公开执行。

death penalty 死刑

Recent crimes lean me more towards favouring death penalty.
最近的犯罪情况使我们更加倾向于赞同死刑。

predecessor 前任

Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
我们的新医生比他的前任年轻得多。