capital offense, crime punishable by death
他犯了死罪
He committed a capital offense.
— 雨水危机 (2011)
是可这是死罪啊
But this is a capital offense!
— 满江红 (2023)
杀一个和一百都是死罪
Whether you kill one person or a hundred, it’s still a capital crime.
— 用心棒 (1961)