Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750.
The legally authorised killing of someone as a punishment for a crime, commonly known as the death penalty.
Capital Punishment appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Crime and Punishment (c.1250–Present), especially Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750 and Changes in punishment.
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