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Execution (legal) - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Acquittal, Action, Administration, Agency, Angary, Annexation, Art, Assassination, Attachment, Ax, Bane, Beheading, Block, Blood, Bloodletting, Burning |
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- For other uses, see execution
Execution is the act of putting a person to death, with or without judicial process (for cases under judicial process, see capital punishment). Military executions are typically by firing squad (for violations of orders in wartime or the laws of war) or by hanging (typically for cowardice, or commission of atrocities or other crimes).
Execution through history
- From 600 BC through the 20th Century crucifixion has been used as a method of execution.
- The headman's axe was used in Germany and England in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
- The French Revolution is famous for its pioneering of the guillotine.
Related topics
Books
- Geoffrey Abbott - Execution: A Guide to Ultimate Penalty (2004)
External links
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Example Usage of Execution |
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murikau: Romell Broom to face Execution next week following botched lethal ... http://tinyurl.com/yfy68o5 |
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mistertug: Law Abiding Citizen. Meh. The premise is pretty sweet. The Execution is garbage. And I can't stand Jamie Foxx. Hack is what he is. |
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HR_Star95: RT @Seanfranchise6: RT @divadirt: To be honest, that had the makings to be a fun return but the Execution was dry as toast. |
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