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1375:recognition
1344:Switzerland
1279:Netherlands
999:Executioner
839:Crucifixion
814:Brazen bull
804:Blood eagle
785:Ancient and
765:Gas chamber
585:"AvrÀttade"
414:infanticide
1481:Categories
1314:San Marino
1274:Montenegro
1254:Luxembourg
1234:Kazakhstan
1137:Azerbaijan
963:Waist chop
927:Mazzatello
921:Ishikozume
916:Impalement
911:Immurement
901:Guillotine
849:Decimation
503:to ICCPR;
442:References
300:executions
296:Malmköping
259:incestuous
220:LĂ„ngholmen
212:Ryssvillan
200:monarchist
177:guillotine
169:LĂ„ngholmen
1430:Gibraltar
1249:Lithuania
1021:Last meal
994:Death row
896:Gibbeting
770:Beheading
479:9 October
336:Stockholm
222:in 1929.
208:Bolshevik
173:Stockholm
148:Stockholm
1450:Svalbard
1435:Guernsey
1382:Abkhazia
1329:Slovenia
1324:Slovakia
1299:Portugal
1157:Bulgaria
1026:Penology
938:Scaphism
876:Elephant
864:Drowning
844:Crushing
738:Shooting
610:"Högman"
519:Archived
508:Archived
497:Archived
420:See also
403:Politics
253:with an
175:using a
1354:Ukraine
1304:Romania
1264:Moldova
1222:Ireland
1217:Iceland
1212:Hungary
1202:Germany
1197:Georgia
1187:Finland
1182:Estonia
1177:Denmark
1162:Croatia
1147:Belgium
1142:Belarus
1132:Austria
1127:Armenia
1122:Andorra
1117:Albania
948:Stoning
891:Garrote
886:Flaying
881:Falling
834:Burning
819:Boiling
789:methods
775:Stoning
733:Hanging
674:Sources
538:(1984).
381:updated
360:hanging
320:hanging
136:Swedish
128:forgery
94:In the
64:torture
1445:Jersey
1387:Kosovo
1349:Turkey
1339:Sweden
1319:Serbia
1309:Russia
1294:Poland
1289:Norway
1269:Monaco
1239:Latvia
1207:Greece
1192:France
1167:Cyprus
933:Sawing
829:Burial
124:hanged
102:Titles
62:, and
51:Sweden
38:
32:
26:
1420:Ă
land
1334:Spain
1259:Malta
1229:Italy
989:Crime
356:Spain
332:Ystad
292:Visby
290:near
116:bödel
85:ICCPR
1004:list
514:and
481:2012
306:and
89:ECHR
255:axe
171:in
122:or
120:axe
49:in
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551:.
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