non-capitaladj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈkapᵻtl/, U.S.

/nɑnˈkæpətl/,

/nɑnˈkæpədəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, capital adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + capital adj.

Of a crime: not punishable by the death penalty.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [adjective] > punishable by death > not punishable by death

incapital1643

secondary1831

non-capital1865

1865 N. Amer. Rev. July 182 Their lives were safe, but they were liable to imprisonment and trial for non-capital crimes.

1898 C. Ilbert Govt. of India i. 15 The Company were in the habit of procuring for each voyage a commission to the ‘general’ in command, empowering him to inflict punishments for non-capital offences, such as murder or mutiny.

1949 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 43 286 The trial court is not obliged to appoint counsel in a non-capital case.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 3/8 Two men were jointly charged yesterday with the non-capital murder of..a taxi driver.

1995 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 32/3 Mike Reynolds..[was] an activist for ‘majority jury’, whereby a single person could no longer hang a jury in noncapital cases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-capital
释义	non-capitaladj. Brit. /nɒnˈkapᵻtl/, U.S. /nɑnˈkæpətl/, /nɑnˈkæpədəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, capital adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + capital adj. Of a crime: not punishable by the death penalty. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [adjective] > punishable by death > not punishable by death incapital1643 secondary1831 non-capital1865 1865 N. Amer. Rev. July 182 Their lives were safe, but they were liable to imprisonment and trial for non-capital crimes. 1898 C. Ilbert Govt. of India i. 15 The Company were in the habit of procuring for each voyage a commission to the ‘general’ in command, empowering him to inflict punishments for non-capital offences, such as murder or mutiny. 1949 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 43 286 The trial court is not obliged to appoint counsel in a non-capital case. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 3/8 Two men were jointly charged yesterday with the non-capital murder of..a taxi driver. 1995 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 32/3 Mike Reynolds..[was] an activist for ‘majority jury’, whereby a single person could no longer hang a jury in noncapital cases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1865
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