Capital punishment laws by nation
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a practice which is intended to kill a person as punishment for crimes they have committed, otherwise known as an execution. It is mostly carried out for the most egregious offenses such as murder and treason, though laws vary by country historically. Common methods include death by firing squad, lethal injection, stoning, and the electric chair. In the modern world, many national governments now view these practices as inhumane, and a significant number of nations have severely limited the extent of the death penalty or outlawed it altogether.
Summary of legality by nation
| Nation | Legality | Total executed (2018) | Murder | Treason | Espionage | Rape | Child sexual abuse | Drug trafficking | Grand larceny | Petty crimes | Notes |
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 Elwynn
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Illegal | 0 | 
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 Jingdao
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Legal | 3,251,329 | 
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All breaches of codified law or the Will of the Heavenly Light are punishable with the death penalty. It is performed when a criminal is considered to be more trouble alive than dead, regardless of the gravity of his crime. Mentally disabled people are only executed when they are found to be guilty of especially grave crimes such as murder or rape and are exempt from being punished for insulting the Heavenly Light which is usually only a capital offense. |
 Krasnocoria
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Legal | 21,436 |
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The death penalty is practiced regularly in Krasnocoria, and is given for a variety of crimes. Public support for the death penalty has consistently hovered between 70 and 90 percent for the past several decades. |
 Nijima
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Illegal | N/A |
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N/A |
Methods
For those nations in which capital punishment is legal, a variety of methods are practiced. The following is a summary table of the practices which those nations use.
| Nation | Lethal injection | Gas inhalation or asphyxiation | Firing squad | Electric chair | Hanging | Stoning | Beheading | Other | Notes |
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| Jingdao
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Executioners in Jingdao are fully licensed medical professionals who are valued for their creativity. While all normal methods are used, executioners who consistently stick with them are seen as underachievers. Executions usually take place within hours after the sentence, if not directly afterwards. |
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Inmates on death row have the right to choose from a selection of execution procedures. Executions are usually carried out within 6 months of sentencing. |
