capital offense

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capital offense

noun capital offenses · capital offence

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

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@misc{capital_offense_2026,
  title = {capital offense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capital%20offense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}