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Noun: capital offence
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: capital offense)
  1. A crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
    - capital offense [US]

Derived forms: capital offences

Type of: crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking

Encyclopedia: Capital offence

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