noncapital
adjective
non·cap·i·tal
ˌnän-ˈka-pə-tᵊl 
-ˈkap-tᵊl
: not capital
noncapital profits
especially
: not punishable by death or involving punishment by death
noncapital offenses
a noncapital sentence
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The revised program would reimburse up to 90% of eligible expenses for noncapital improvements -- up from the initial proposal to reimburse up to 75% -- based on the recommendation of the agriculture committees, Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward said earlier this week.
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2020
As in noncapital cases, four votes are needed to hear the merits of a legal issue.
—Joan Biskupic, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
In the case of a tie for low bids for noncapital projects, the contract will go to local businesses.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021
The legacy of split juries in Louisiana dates to 1898, when state lawmakers affirmed during a constitutional convention to allow verdicts in noncapital felonies in which only nine out of 12 jurors agree.
—NBC News, 9 May 2021
State law used to differentiate capital and noncapital crimes based on the race of the perpetrator and the race of the victim.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
The new State Constitution replaced a unanimity requirement with one that said the votes of nine jurors out of 12 were enough to convict defendants of noncapital felonies.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2019
Despite his death sentences being upheld, the Ohio Supreme Court sent Beasley's case back to Summit County, ruling the judge did not take the proper steps when sentencing Beasley for his noncapital convictions.
—Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2020
As in noncapital cases, four votes are needed to hear the merits of a legal issue.
—Joan Biskupic, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
In the case of a tie for low bids for noncapital projects, the contract will go to local businesses.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021
The legacy of split juries in Louisiana dates to 1898, when state lawmakers affirmed during a constitutional convention to allow verdicts in noncapital felonies in which only nine out of 12 jurors agree.
—NBC News, 9 May 2021
State law used to differentiate capital and noncapital crimes based on the race of the perpetrator and the race of the victim.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
The new State Constitution replaced a unanimity requirement with one that said the votes of nine jurors out of 12 were enough to convict defendants of noncapital felonies.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2019
Despite his death sentences being upheld, the Ohio Supreme Court sent Beasley's case back to Summit County, ruling the judge did not take the proper steps when sentencing Beasley for his noncapital convictions.
—Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
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“Noncapital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncapital. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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