well first i will tell you it is much easier to write in simple past for beginners in german not preterit. i know because ich wohne in deutschland. so try to us the GE form it works better for people learning german. unless your teacher wants preterit.
Answer: apical punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a state-sanctioned practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime. The sentence ordering that an offender is to be punished in such a manner is known as a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is condemned and is commonly referred to as being "on death row".
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