Definitions of capital crime
a crime punishable by death; a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment (the judge has the discretion to choose which)
In the American old west, horse stealing was a capital crime.
capital crime
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a crime punishable by death; a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment (the judge has the discretion to choose which)
In the American old west, horse stealing was a capital crime.