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second-degree murder

second-degree murder noun: the criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.

Noun

second-degree murder (countable and uncountable, plural second-degree murders)

  1. (Canada, US) The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.
  2. (Canada, US) An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.

Forms of second-degree murder

pluralsecond-degree murders

Questions about second-degree murder

What does second-degree murder mean?
Second-degree murder means the criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.
What part of speech is second-degree murder?
Second-degree murder is a noun.
What is the plural of second-degree murder?
The plural of second-degree murder is second-degree murders.

Words near second-degree murder in the dictionary

  1. second-class values
  2. second-countable
  3. second-degree
  4. second-degree burn
  5. second-degree burns
  6. second-degree murder
  7. second-degree murders
  8. second-degree relative
  9. second-degree relatives
  10. second-division
  11. second-drawer

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