In most places that practice capital punishment today, the death penalty is reserved as punishment for premeditated murder, espionage, treason, or as part of military justice. In some countries, sexual crimes, such as adultery and sodomy, carry the death penalty, as do religious crimes such as apostasy, the formal renunciation of one's religion.
In most places that use capital punishment today, it is reserved for premeditated murder, espionage, treason, or military justice. Some countries also impose the death penalty for sexual crimes such as adultery and sodomy, as well as religious offenses like apostasy.