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The death penalty was abolished for treason and piracy; which outcome followed?

Introduction of death penalty for treason

Retention of death penalty for piracy

Life imprisonment becoming maximum sentence

Abolition of the death penalty

When the death penalty is removed for treason and piracy, that punishment can no longer be given for those crimes. The law is changed to replace it with an alternative, typically making life imprisonment the maximum sentence. So the defining result is that the death penalty has been abolished. The other options would contradict that change, and while life imprisonment as the maximum follows as a practical consequence, the key point is the abolition itself.

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