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criminal offence vs capital offense

capital offense vs criminal offence

criminal offence and capital offense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
criminal offence Yes No No No
capital offense Yes No No No
As nouns, capital offense is a hyponym of criminal offence; that is, capital offense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than criminal offence:
  • criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • capital offense: a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
criminal offence (noun) capital offense (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
Difference between criminal offence and capital offense

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