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Meaning of first-degree murder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
Canada, US, countable, uncountable
An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.
Canada, US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi murha

Français Assassinat meurtre au premier degré meurtre prémédité

Português homicídio doloso premeditado

Русский предумы́шленное уби́йство уби́йство пе́рвой сте́пени

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

first-degree murders first-degree relative first-degree relatives first-ever first-explored first-feet