Meaning

2 senses

  1. A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.

    a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate

  2. A crime for which the maximum penalty is life in prison without parole.

Forms

plural: capital offenses

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
capillarycapitalA2capitalismcapitalistcapitalistic
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