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Deliberately causing death through the effects of combustion or effects of exposure to extreme heat has a long history as a form of capital punishment. Many societies have employed it as an execution method for such crimes as treason rebellious actions by slaves heresy witchcraft and perceived sexual deviancy such as incest or homosexuality. The best known type of executions of death by burning is when the condemned is bound to a large wooden stake.

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