Capital Crime
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One for which the punishment of death is inflicted.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A crime punishable by death.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One for which the punishment of death is prescribed and inflicted. Walker v. State, 28 Tex. App. 503, 13 S. W. 860; Ex parte Dusenberry, 07 Mo. 504, 11 S. W. 217.
Defined under Crime in Black's Law Dictionary.