English Dictionary

hanger and flogger

名詞

イギリス英語 軽蔑的

(UK politics, derogatory) A person who is in favour of severe criminal penalties, especially capital punishment or corporal punishment.

日本語の意味

厳罰主義者、特に死刑や体罰などの厳しい刑罰を支持する人（英国政治における軽蔑語）。

At the debate she was labelled a hanger and flogger by opponents who said she wanted to revive brutal punishments.

討論で、彼女は残酷な刑罰を復活させようとしていると相手から非難され、絞首刑支持者や鞭打ち刑支持者だとレッテルを貼られた。

意味（1）

(UK politics, derogatory) A person who is in favour of severe criminal penalties, especially capital punishment or corporal punishment.

I am certainly not a hanger and flogger and I hate the occasions when we have to deprive someone of their liberty, but sometimes that has to be done.

hangers and floggers （ plural ）