capital offence

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• capital offence — noun A crime punishable by the death penalty • • • Main Entry: ↑capital …   Useful english dictionary

• capital offence — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms capital offence : singular capital offence plural capital offences a) a crime for which the punishment is death b) humorous something that is considered a very bad thing to do …   English dictionary

• capital offence — capital of fence noun count a crime for which the punishment is death a. HUMOROUS something that is considered a very bad thing to do …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• capital offence — /kæpətl əˈfɛns/ (say kapuhtl uh fens) noun an offence punishable by death. Also, capital crime …  

• offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Capital punishment in Singapore — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …   Wikipedia

• offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• capital — [[t]kæ̱pɪt(ə)l[/t]] ♦ capitals 1) N UNCOUNT Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. Companies are having difficulty in raising capital... A large amount of capital is… …   English dictionary

• capital — cap|i|tal1 W1S3 [ˈkæpıtl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(city)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(letter)¦ 4¦(centre of activity)¦ 5 make capital from/out of something 6¦(building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 4; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: CAPITAL2] [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• capital — 1 noun 1 CITY (C) an important town or city where the central government of a country, state etc is: Albany is the capital of New York State. 2 FINANCIAL (singular, uncountable) money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Capital — 1. n., adj., & int. n. 1 the most important town or city of a country or region, usu. its seat of government and administrative centre. 2 a the money or other assets with which a company starts in business. b accumulated wealth, esp. as used in… …   Useful english dictionary