English Explanatory Dictionary

capital offense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.
  2. A crime for which the maximum penalty is life in prison without parole.

Word forms

capital offense capital offenses capital offence
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