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'''Capital punishment''' (commonly referred to as the '''death penalty''') is the execution of a convicted criminal, carried out by a State. The punishment is applied in cases where someone has commited one or more ''capital crimes'' or ''capital offenses'' (i.e. murder, treason). The definition of a capital crime varies from country to country.
==Capital punishment in the Bible==
