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The '''Death Penalty''' is a form of legal punishment involving the execution of an individual <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 122</ref>. The Death Penalty is used when violating laws of particular importance of the [[United Nations Space Command]], such as the [[JAG 4465/LHG]] protocol. The form of execution is almost invariably the firing squad or "sleeping pills"{{citation needed}}, as it is the fastest and least costly means available. Some instances of the death penalty being threatened on UNSC personnel include failure to comply with the [[Cole Protocol]], insubordination and cowardice.

Humanity is not the only species to administer the death penalty. The Covenant punish various infractions of varying degrees with death: captured prisoners are executed once their usefulness has ended<ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>; incompetent [[Unggoy]] are brutally killed, or even fed to [[Kig-Yar|Jackals]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref>; [[Arbiter (Character)|leaders]] responsible for military failures are publicly humiliated and executed<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>; and [[heretics]] and other dissidents are silently assassinated by Covenant Loyalists<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>. The Covenant seem more free in dispensing their form of justice, often without any form of trial other than a public shame inquisition, and use them as opportunities to serve as examples to others who would follow in their footsteps, of the consequences of those who fail or oppose the [[Prophets]] and their followers.

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[[Category:UNSC Protocols]]

[[Category:The Covenant]]