A capital crime (or capital offense) is defined by law as one for which the death penalty could be imposed. The word "capital" comes from the Latin caput meaning head. So a capital crime started as a crime for which the offender could literally lose his head.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/capital%20offense
An infamous crime is one in which the person could be imprisoned for at least a year.
http://www.answers.com/topic/infamous-crime
I have been searching for over an hour - please help what is the difference between capital crime and an infamous crime
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