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capital punishments

capital punishments is the plural of capital punishment.

Meaning of capital punishment

Noun

capital punishment (countable and uncountable, plural capital punishments)

  1. The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
    Synonyms:
    death penalty

Questions about capital punishments

What is capital punishments the plural of?
Capital punishments is the plural of capital punishment.

Words near capital punishments in the dictionary

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

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