Exsanguination itself originated from Latin: "ex" ("out of") and "sanguis" ("blood"). Exsanguination is used as a method of slaughter. Before the fatal incision is made, the animal may be rendered insensible to pain by various methods, including captive bolt, electricity or chemical. Without prior sedation, stunning or anesthetic, this method of slaughter causes a high degree of anxiety, although other religiously funded studies contradict these findings. The captive bolt is placed against the skull of the animal, and penetrates to cause tissue destruction in the brain, incapacitating the animal so that the procedure may take place. Electricity is used mostly to
Demise of the Crown now makes this process unnecessary – they are all employees of the Crown, rather than any particular Sovereign. The demise of the Crown also brought all legal proceedings to an end, until this rule was abolished by the Demise of the Crown Act 1702. The coronation of the new monarch usually occurs within eighteen months, but is not necessary to secure the succession. Similar terms are also used in East Asian civilizations, mostly due to Chinese cultural influence: In ancient China, "駕崩" (jiàbēng, "mounting the collapse") or "晏駕" (yànjià) were used to refer to the passing of the Emperor of