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

Derived forms: capital offenses

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

Encyclopedia: Capital offense

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