capital punishment

:  the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature — see column illustration

:  of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.

:  punishable by death

:  involving execution

:  a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period

:  the value of these accumulated goods

:  accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods

:  the act of punishing

:  suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution

:  a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure