Term: capital offense: a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: linguistic performance: (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: mammalogy: the branch of zoology that studies mammals
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: bog aster: a variety of aster
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: intermediate wheatgrass: Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: monotony: constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: unpleasantness: the quality of giving displeasure
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: radio link: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: slapshot: a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: confederate: someone who assists in a plot
Broader: crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | Unrelated: whisk: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes