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[[File:Richard Wyche at the stake, 1440.gif|thumb|Richard Wyche being burned at the stake, 1440]]
[[File:Templars on Stake.jpg|350px|thumb|Knights Templar being burned alive]]
'''Death by burning''' (also known as '''immolation''') is an execution method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, [[heresy]], and [[witchcraft]]. The best-known execution of this type is burning at the stake, where the condemned is bound to a large wooden stake and a fire lit beneath.
'''Death by burning''' (also known as '''immolation''') is an execution method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, [[heresy]], and [[witchcraft]]. The best-known execution of this type is burning at the stake, where the condemned is bound to a large wooden stake and a fire lit beneath.