hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt wʌz lˈiːɡəl, ænd wʌz jˈuːzd, wˌɛn ðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv tʃˌɛkəsləvˈækiə, ʌntˈɪl ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt baɪ ɐmˈɛndmənt ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl kɹˈɪmɪnəl kˈoʊd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
Historically capital punishment was legal, and was used, when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, until the punishment was abolished by amendment of the federal criminal code in 1990.