second-degree murder
second-degree murder · second-degree murders
The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murderThe 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.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)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.
(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: second-degree murders| Singular | second-degree murder |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfirst-degree murder
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable