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Article 11Death Penalty

第十一条(死刑)

The death penalty is executed by hanging at a penal institution.

死刑は、刑事施設内において、絞首して執行する。

A person who has been sentenced to the death penalty is detained in a jail until their execution.

死刑の言渡しを受けた者は、その執行に至るまで刑事施設に拘置する。

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