The official and legal definition for the death penalty. It is usually the reward for most high-class felonies, such as first-degree murder, rape, etc. In the United States, it is usually carried out by means of
lethal injection, but other places in the world still use methods such as
firing squad, hanging, and
electric chair. Some countries and states have been known to have banned the practice because of its gruesome nature.
In 2005, Stanley
Tookie Williams, one of the founders of the Crips gang was awarded Capital Punishment for three counts of
first degree murder and
larceny. He's probably in hell now.
