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capital offense

Noun

Meaning

a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

capital punishment capital sin death sentence capital crime cardinal sin damn shame grave crime hanging offense capital offence by the death penalty capital cases capital charge capital crimes capital offences carries a penalty
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Antonyms

petty crime

Hypernyms

crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking

Examples

Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people. Robert A. Heinlein

Don't kid yourself, knowing too much is a capital offense. In politics it always has been. Robert A. Heinlein

There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing somebody for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. Bill Engvall

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