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* Capital punishment: Some crimes can be punished by hanging or decapitation with a sword.
* Crucifixion: this is the process happens after death whereby the body of the deceased is hung in public. It is used more as a punishment after death for the most egregious crimes because of the shame it brings. It secondarily serves as a deterrent.
In most jurisdictions, criminal charges must be proven beyond a shadow of doubt. In Packilvania, there are some crimes such as unconsented physical relations which only need to be proven on a balance of probabilities. This was introduced because the government felt that there were crimes for which victims were not receiving justice because it was infeasible especially in rural communities where access to DNA kits was limited or laboratory results are slow to reach law enforcement. And they felt that the pervasiveness of such crimes was abhorrent and an affront to the society they wanted to build. Thus, some crimes could be proven on a balance of probabilities.
===Civil procedure===
Packilvania uses an adversarial system for its civil procedure. This means that parties to a matter bring disputes against each other in a court of law. The matters presented before the court are regarded as disputes arising from the infringement of a civil right such as arising from a contract. Criminal law in contrast is regarded as a crime against the Crown as such it is subject to the inquisitorial system.
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