Does Dominica have the death penalty?

Retained / in use

Retained in law and used.

Dominica is one of 54 countries classified “Retained / in use” for the death penalty — 28% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Saint Lucia
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Antigua and Barbuda
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Barbados
Retained / in use Retained in law and used.
Grenada
Not used in practice Retained in law, but not used for at least ten years.

Other laws in Dominica

Gun Laws
Restrictive
Military Conscription
No conscription

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