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law-breaking vs capital offense

capital offense vs law-breaking

law-breaking and capital offense both are nouns.

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

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