- capital case or crime
- capital case or crimeOne in or for which death penalty may, but need not necessarily, be imposed
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capital case or crime — One in or for which death penalty may, but need not necessarily, be imposed … Black's law dictionary
capital case — or crime One in or for which death penalty may, but need not necessarily, be imposed … Black's law dictionary
capital case — or crime One in or for which death penalty may, but need not necessarily, be imposed … 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
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
capital offense — See capital case or crime, above … Black's law dictionary
capital offense — See capital case or crime, above … Black's law dictionary
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
capital — cap·i·tal 1 adj [Latin capitalis, from caput head, a person s life (as forfeit)] 1 a: punishable by death capital murder b: involving execution a capital case 2 [Medieval Latin capitalis chief, principal, from Latin … Law dictionary
Capital punishment in Maryland — Capital punishment is a legal form of judicial punishment in the U.S. state of Maryland. It has been in use in the state since June 20, 1638, when two men were hanged for piracy in St. Mary s County. A total of 309 people were executed by a… … Wikipedia
