capital offense
| Noun | 1. | capital offense - a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate |
| 单词 | capital offense | |||
| 释义 | capital offense
capital offensecapital offensen. any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty, called "capital" since the defendant could lose his/her head (Latin for caput). Crimes punishable by death vary from state to state and country to country. In some American states these offenses may include first degree murder (premeditated), murder with special circumstances (such as intentional, multiple, involved with another crime, with guns, of a police officer, or a repeat offense), and rape with additional bodily harm, and the federal crime of treason. A charge of a capital offense usually means no bail will be allowed. (See: capital punishment, bail) capital offense
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