| 释义 |
non-ˈcapital, a.
[non- 3.]
Of a murder or other offence: for which a convicted person is not punishable by the death penalty.
1898C. Ilbert Government of India i. 15 The Company were in the habit of procuring for each voyage a commission to the ‘general’ in command, empowering him to inflict punishments for non-capital offences, such as murder or mutiny. 1956Hansard Commons 15 Nov. 1237/1 The distinction between non-capital murders and capital murders which is made in this part of the Bill must lead to many inconsistencies and anomalies. 1964Morris & Blom-Cooper Calendar of Murder viii. 328 The legislature..sought..to mitigate considerably the incidence of the death penalty..by declaring certain categories of murder non-capital. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 3/8 Two men were jointly charged yesterday with the non-capital murder of..a taxi driver. |