capital punishment

1. Putting a condemned person to death (synset 101166269)
   is a type of: corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
   subtypes:

   • burning, burning at the stake - execution by fire
   • hanging - a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
   • burning, electrocution - execution by electricity
   • beheading, decapitation - execution by cutting off the victim's head
   • crucifixion - the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
   same as: death penalty, executing, execution

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