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capital.

a capital offence; a crime punishable by death, civil death, or exile

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈka.pɪ.taɫ]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.pi.tal]
  1. a capital offence; a crime punishable by death, civil death, or exile

    declension-3 · neuter
    capital facere
Where this word comes from

Substantivation of apocopated capitāle, nominative neuter singular of capitālis (“punishable by death; of the head”). See capitis poena (“capital punishment”) and -al.

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