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Capital Punishment

Quick Points to Remember

• Capital punishments for capital offenses
• Death Penalty
• Abolished in around 104 countries.
• Beheading, hanging, shooting etc methods used
• Controversial subject

Introduction

Capital punishment is a penalty whereby the government sanctions death of the one
who commits a crime.

It is only the state that can authorize capital punishments. There are certain offenses
for which capital punishments may be declared.
Key points
• Capital Punishment is known as the death penalty.

• The offenses for which capital punishment is sanctioned by the state are
known as capital offenses.
• Since it is not considered morally correct, the practice of capital punishments
has been abolished in a number of countries.
• There are both, supporters and critics of capital punishments. While the
supporters believe it is necessary to punish the criminals and create fear in
the minds of other culprits, the critics consider it inhuman to have capital
punishments.
• Before capital punishment, appeals may be filed by the criminal.
• About 104 countries are said to be abolitionist countries that are those
countries that have abolished capital punishments while 54 countries are said
to be Retentionist countries. The rest are abolitionist in practice.

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