Crushing (execution)
（重定向自Pressing to death）
![Louis Rousselet described this Central Indian execution in](/Images/godic/202502/04/Le_Toru_Du_MOnde1413.jpg")
![Giles Corey was pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials in the 1690s.](/Images/godic/202502/04/Giles_Corey_restored1413.jpg")
Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place, generally involving the placement of intense weight upon a person with the intent to kill. This form of execution is no longer sanctioned by any governing body.