Would you sanction flogging as a punishment for crimes of violence?是什么意思？

Would you sanction flogging as a punishment for crimes of violence?

你赞许鞭打作为对暴力罪行的一种处罚 吗 ?

would

aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

you

pron. 你，你们，您们，各位，大家；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

sanction

n. 制裁，处罚，批准，认可，约束力，鼓励；vt. 批准，鼓励，容忍；

例句
He may now be ready to sanction the use of force...
他现在可能打算批准使用武力。

flogging

n. 鞭打；v. 滥用( flog的现在分词 )，<非正>出售，多次重打，鞭策死马；

例句
Many people decry flogging ( or caning ).
许多人反对鞭打或棒打.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

punishment

n. 刑罚，惩罚，严厉对待，<口>给吃苦头；

例句
Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

crimes

n. 罪，罪行，犯罪( crime的名词复数 )；

例句
Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.
参与暴力犯罪的激进分子将不会自动得到赦免。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

violence

n. 暴力，强暴，暴虐，猛烈，激烈，歪曲（事实），曲解（意义），冒渎，不敬；

例句
He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation...
他是一个憎恶采用暴力而坚决主张和解的人。