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Capital offense   /kˈæpətəl əfˈɛns/   Listen
Capital offense

noun
1.
A crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate.





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... required in money matters as in cases of capital punishment; for it is said (Lev. xxiv. 23), "Ye shall have one manner of law." What distinction is there made between them? With regard to money matters three judges are deemed sufficient, while in cases of capital offense ...
— Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and - Kabbala • Various


Words linked to "Capital offense" :   offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, crime, law-breaking, offence


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