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'''Capital punishment''', also known as the death penalty, refers to the custom of executing prisoners who are convicted of certain crimes. Such crimes are known as capital [[crime]]s, and tend to be grave crimes against persons or governments (such as [[premeditation|premeditated]] [[murder]], [[rape]] or [[treason]]).  For many years, [[English law]] imposed capital punishment for the crime of polygamy.

'''Capital punishment''', also known as the '''death penalty''', refers to the custom of executing prisoners who are convicted of certain crimes. Such crimes are known as capital [[crime]]s, and tend to be grave crimes against persons or governments (such as [[premeditation|premeditated]] [[murder]], [[rape]] or [[treason]]).  For many years, [[English law]] imposed capital punishment for the crime of polygamy.

== In the world today ==

== In the world today ==