» This article is about the method of execution. See crusher for a description of the manufacturing process and mechanisms for it. Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution which has a long history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place. This form of execution is no longer sanctioned by any governing body. A common method of death throughout South and South-East Asia for over 4,000 years of recorded history, and perhaps before that, was crushing by elep… (More on Pressing)