capital murder

noun

An act of murder of a particular quality.

Meanings

nouncapital murder (countable and uncountable, plural capital murders)

plural capital murders

  1. countableuncountableAn act of murder of a particular quality.
  2. countableuncountablelawThe crime of murder of a particular quality.
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APA

capital murder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20murder

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“capital murder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20murder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capital murder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20murder.

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