Question

Capital punishment was done _______ in Britain nearly half a century ago

Answer 1

Capital punishment was done AWAY WITH in Britain nearly half a century ago.

Answer 2

Answer:

Capital punishment was done away with in Britain nearly half a century ago.

Explanation:

The Murder (Abolition of Death Sentence) Act, which was passed on November 9, 1965, suspended the death penalty for murder in the United Kingdom for five years. On December 16, 1969, the House of Commons voted to eliminate the death penalty for murder by a margin of 158 votes.

What is the background of the death penalty in the UK?

• On August 13, 1964, the last execution in the UK took place. In 1965, the death penalty for murder was put on hold, and it was finally abolished for murder in 1969.
• Then, in 1998, the death penalty was eliminated for treason and violent piracy, making Britain wholly pro-abortion in both practice and the law.
• The death penalty has been practiced in Britain for a very long time. The condemned were executed by being thrown into a quagmire as early as 450 BC, but hanging from gallows became the standard mode of execution by the 10th century.

Thus, another name for the "death penalty," or the sanctioned execution of a criminal, is "capital punishment."