capital offense

noun

A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.

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Meanings

nouncapital offense (plural capital offenses)

plural capital offenses · alternative capital offence

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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