a crime punishable by death

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• crime — / krīm/ n [Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime] 1: conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law compare delict, tort 2: an offense against public law …   Law dictionary

• Crime — (kr[imac]m), n. [F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See {Certain}.] 1. Any violation of law, either divine or human; an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crime — A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the State or United States. Crime and misdemeanor , properly speaking, are synonymous terms; though in common usage crime is made to denote such offenses as are of a more… …   Black's law dictionary

• crime — A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the State or United States. Crime and misdemeanor , properly speaking, are synonymous terms; though in common usage crime is made to denote such offenses as are of a more… …   Black's law dictionary

• punishable — pun|ish|a|ble [ˈpʌnıʃəbəl] adj in law, a punishable act can be punished ▪ a punishable offence punishable by/with ▪ a crime punishable by death …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crime´less — crime «krym», noun. 1. an act that is against the law. Any felony or misdemeanor is a crime. Murder, kidnaping, and treason are high crimes often punishable by death. »Murder is a vile and loathsome crime. 2. the activity of criminals; violation… …   Useful english dictionary

• crime — [krīm] n. [OFr < L crimen, verdict, object of reproach, offense, prob. < IE * (s)krei (> SCREAM), extension of base * ker : see RAVEN1] 1. an act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it, or omitted in violation of a law ordering… …   English World dictionary

• crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …   Universalium

• crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr …   Collocations dictionary

• death sentence — 1. : a sentence condemning a convicted defendant to death 2. : an affliction or a situation that is considered to be fatal ; also : a prognosis of death * * * noun, pl ⋯ tences [count] 1 : the decision by a court of law that the punishment for… …   Useful english dictionary

• crime, délit, and contravention — ▪ criminal law       three classifications of criminal offense that are central to the administration of justice in many Roman and civil law countries (for distinctions in Anglo American law covering analogous offenses, see felony and… …   Universalium