In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The death penalty, often known as capital (1)________, is the most severe form of punishment that may be meted out to an individual under any criminal legislation in (2)________anywhere in the world. The legal (3)_________through which the state uses its power to take an individual's life is known as the death penalty. It has (4)_________ since the establishment of the State itself. The (5)__________ of independence heralded the beginning of a new era in India's judicial system.