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* Several times on ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'' at the orders of King Uther.
* The ''[[Black Adder]] II'' episode "Head" is all about the public executions at the court of Elizabeth I. As in ''[[Discworld]]'' there's a gag about the callous crowd desiring souvenirs; Blackadder thinks the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh will attract "sailing enthusiasts", so he should try and sell them souvenir anchors.
* ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' TOS episode "[
* In an episode of ''[[Charmed (TV)|Charmed]]'' entitled "Morality Bites" the sisters go into the future where one of them has killed a man with her magic and is executed on live TV via being burnt at the stake.
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* In the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series, this is the reason behind [[Dracula]]'s ''[[Castlevania Lament of Innocence|second]]'' [[Start of Darkness|descent into villainy]] (and the beginning of his [[Kill All Humans|war against humanity]]). Sometime prior to [[Castlevania III Draculas Curse|the third game]], the Dark Lord's wife Lisa--a medicine woman and healer [[Reincarnation Romance|implied to be the reincarnation of his first wife Elisabetha]]--was tried as a witch and burned at the stake (although ''[[Castlevania Symphony of the Night|SotN]]'' has [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|his son]] [[Dhampir|Alucard]]'s dream depict this event as Lisa instead being crucified). Drac already [[Faith Heel Turn|had a low opinion of God]]; [[Humans Are Bastards|this didn't help mankind in the long run either.]]
* Near the beginning of ''[[Modern Warfare]]'', Al-Asad executes the president of [[Qurac|an unnamed country]] ([[Black Mesa Commute|"controlled" by the player]]) and broadcasts it on national television as a less-than-subtle way to announce that he has taken over.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'', Tifa and Barrett are captured by the [[Mega Corp|Shinra]], whose leader plans to execute them for propaganda purposes. Saved by both a double [[Deus Ex Machina]] (one small, one [[
* Discussed in the courthouse bulletin in ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]] Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood'', {{spoiler|1=and almost attempted when Judge Grindstump is imposing a death sentence on Guybrush... until [[Big Damn Heroes|LeChuck arrives at the courthouse to clear our hero's name]]}}.
* In the [[Bad Ending]] of ''[[Conquests of the Longbow]]'', Robin is hanged.
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