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Meaning of first-degree murder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans moord
Dansk mord
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.
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See also

first-degree relative first-foot first-footing first-mover disadvantage first-nighter first-of-its-kind

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