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CAPITAL OFFENSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("capital offense" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)