Pressing or Crushing

The Punishment
Large stones were gradually piled upon the offender until the person agreed to cooperate or died.  ​

The Crimes
Refusing to confess or enter a plea.
  
Most Famous Case: Salem Witch Trials
​On September 19, 1692 a man named Giles Corey was Pressed to death for refusing to plead guilty or not guilty to an accusation of witchcraft (or wizardry as he was male).   His dying words, in response to the court's request for him to enter a plea  were “More weight”