Noncapital
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A place that is not a capital.
"We can separate central places into capitals and noncapitals, as Skinner does, but in doing so we will have separated neither economy nor administration."
- 2 A letter that is not uppercase.
- 1 Not capital (in various senses). not-comparable
"The terms of the plea arrangement will allow the soldier, Specialist Juston R. Graber, originally charged with noncapital murder, to be convicted of aggravated assault and to receive a nine-month prison sentence in exchange for his testifying against three other members of his squad, the lawyers said."
Example
More examples"The terms of the plea arrangement will allow the soldier, Specialist Juston R. Graber, originally charged with noncapital murder, to be convicted of aggravated assault and to receive a nine-month prison sentence in exchange for his testifying against three other members of his squad, the lawyers said."
Etymology
From non- + capital.
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