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capital account
capital allowance
capital appreciation
capital appreciation fund
capital asset
capital budget
capital consumption
capital cost allowance
capital deepening
capital expenditure
capital formation
capital gain
capital gains distribution
capital gains reserve
capital gains tax
capital goods
capital inflow
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capital punishment
cap·i·tal pun·ish·ment


noun 
Definition:
 
execution as punishment: execution as a punishment for a person convicted of committing a crime
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