English Explanatory Dictionary

first-degree murder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.
  2. An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.

Word forms

first-degree murder first-degree murders

Synonyms

murder in the first degree murder one

Related words

murder second-degree murder
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