The Death Penalty

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Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the killing of a criminal who has been sentenced to death by a court. In most cases it is used for murder, but the death penalty has also been applied to rape, treason and other crimes.

Although most countries around the world have abolished capital punishment, it is still a form of punishment in the United States, where it is a much-discussed topic, China and about 60 other countries, including many states of the Middle East.

Contents : 11 pages

• Introduction
• History of Capital Punishment
• Arguments for and Against the Death Penalty
• The Death Penalty in the USA
• Methods of Execution
• Hanging
• Firing Squad
• Electric Chair
• Gas Chamber
• Lethal Injection
• Execution Methods in Ancient Times and the Middle Ages
• Exercises
• Key

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