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burning, burning at the stake
execution by fire
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hanging
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
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burning, electrocution
execution by electricity
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beheading, decapitation
execution by cutting off the victim's head
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crucifixion
the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
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auto-da-fe
the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
