Forum: English Questions
Feb 5th, 2007, 02:12 am
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 2nd, 2007, 12:40 pm
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Views: 2,804 Re: Why "capital"?
Hi Susan.
It seems to mean loss of life, as in capital punishment, or punishable by death, as in capital crime. Indeed, a capital error is fatal or extremely serious.
So you're right that 'head'...
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