capital murder

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in Canada, murder punishable by hanging, such as premeditated murder or the killing of a policeman, as opposed to non-capital murder.

Quotations

1962

Police have charged a wounded man with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a policeman early today.

1963

Nineteen-year-old Gary McCorkell's bid to have his conviction for capital murder reduced to one of non-capital murder has failed.