- capital crime
- Same as capital offense.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
capital crime
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Capital crime — Crime Crime (kr[imac]m), n. [F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See {Certain}.] 1. Any violation of law, either divine or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capital crime — UK US noun [countable] [singular capital crime plural capital crimes] a crime for which the punishment is death Thesaurus: types of crimehypernym general words for crimes … Useful english dictionary
capital crime — index felony, homicide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 capital crime … Law dictionary
capital crime — noun count a crime for which the punishment is death … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
capital crime — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms capital crime : singular capital crime plural capital crimes a crime for which the punishment is death … English dictionary
capital crime — Crime punishable with death … New dictionary of synonyms
capital crime — noun A crime that is punishable by death … Wiktionary
capital crime — /kæpətl ˈkraɪm/ (say kapuhtl kruym) noun → capital offence …
Capital punishment in Oregon — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Oregon. The first execution under the territorial government was in 1851. Capital punishment was made explicitly legal by statute in 1864, and executions have been carried out exclusively at the… … Wikipedia
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