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capital offenses

capital offenses is the plural of capital offense.

Meaning of capital offense

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.

Questions about capital offenses

What is capital offenses the plural of?
Capital offenses is the plural of capital offense.

Words near capital offenses in the dictionary

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

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