English Explanatory Dictionary

second-degree murder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.

Word forms

second-degree murder second-degree murders

Related words

first-degree murder

Translations

Finnish: tappo Finnish: toisen asteen murha French: meurtre au deuxième degré Hungarian: szándékos, de nem előre megfontolt szándékkal elkövetett emberölés Polish: morderstwo drugiego stopnia Swedish: dråp
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