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capital offense

capital offense noun: a crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.

Noun

capital offense (plural capital offenses)

  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.

Forms of capital offense

pluralcapital offenses
alternative formcapital offence

Questions about capital offense

What does capital offense mean?
Capital offense means a crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.
What part of speech is capital offense?
Capital offense is a noun.
What is the plural of capital offense?
The plural of capital offense is capital offenses.

Words near capital offense in the dictionary

  1. capital messuages
  2. capital murder
  3. capital murders
  4. capital offence
  5. capital offences
  6. capital offense
  7. capital offenses
  8. capital punishment
  9. capital punishments
  10. Capital Region
  11. Capital Regional District

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