kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt wʌz kˈɑːmən ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən mˈɑːnɚki wɪð ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt ɛksˈɛpʃən fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ɪn ˈɔːstɹiəhˈʌŋɡɚɹi, ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ɪnðə nˈuːli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tʃˌɛkəsləvˈækiə.
Capital punishment was common under the Austrian Monarchy (with a short exception from 1787 to 1795 under the rule of Joseph II), in Austria-Hungary, and from 1918 in the newly created Czechoslovakia.