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capital offense vs criminal offence

criminal offence vs capital offense

capital offense and criminal offence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capital offense Yes No No No
criminal offence Yes No No No
As nouns, criminal offence is a hypernym of capital offense; that is, criminal offence is a word with a broader meaning than capital offense:
  • capital offense: a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
  • criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of capital offense include crime, criminal offense, law-breaking.
capital offense (noun) criminal offence (noun)
a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Difference between capital offense and criminal offence

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