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de·gree n1: a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor2 a: a measure of the seriousness of a crime see also fifth degree, first degree, fourth degree, second degree, third degree◇ Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes.b: a measure of care; also: a measure of negligence esp. in connection with bailments see also care, negligence
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(academic title) noun
academic honor, award, certificate, collegiate distinction, credentials, credit, dignification, diploma, distinction, graduation certificate, qualification, title, title of honor
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(kinship) noun
affiliation, blood relation, blood relationship, cognation, connation, connection, consanguinity, extraction, family connection, family relationship, family tie, filiation, line of descent, proximity of blood, relatedness, relationship between persons, ties of blood
associated concepts: degree of descent, degree of kindred
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(magnitude) noun
amount, amplitude, caliber, consequence, dimension, enormity, expanse, extent, greatness, import, importance, intensity, largeness, measure, measurement, might, moment, proportions, range, reach, scope, seriousness, significance, strength, tenor, value, vastness, volume, weight
associated concepts: degree of care, degree of certainty, degree of crime, degree of disability, degree of offense, degree of proof, degrees of criminality, highest degree of care, lesser included offenses
foreign phrases:
- Quae sunt minoris culpae sunt majoris infamiae. — Those things which are less culpable may be more infamousIV (station) noun classification, echelon, gradation, grade, gradus, level of development, manner, mark, ordo, plane, point, position, rank, ranking, relative position, rung, situation, stage, stage of advancement, standing, status, step, tier V index caliber (measurement), extent, magnitude, nuance, prestige, step, utmost
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) The amount, level, or extent of something.(2) A certificate awarded to those who finish a course of study at a university or college.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n.1 A step or level in the accomplishment of an act or a duty, or in the determination of a relationship. The level of an offense, such as murder and determining the appropriate punishment for it.@ degree of careThe standard to which a party is responsible for exercising a duty or responsibility in order to avoid an implication of negligence.+degree of careThe level of care to be exercised in a particular situation.@2.In trusts and estates or family law matters, degree pertains to genetic proximity (the degree of consanguinity).
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Extent, measure, or scope of an action, condition, or relation. Legal extent of guilt or negligence.Title conferred on graduates of school, college, or university. The state or civil condition of a person. The grade or distance one thing may be removed from another; i.e., the distance, or number of removes that separate two persons who are related by consanguinity. Thus, a sibling is in the second degree of kinship but a parent is in the first degree of kinship.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Extent, measure, or scope of an action, condition, or relation. Legal extent of guilt or negligence.Title conferred on graduates of school, college, or university. The state or civil condition of a person. The grade or distance one thing may be removed from another; i.e., the distance, or number of removes that separate two persons who are related by consanguinity. Thus, a sibling is in the second degree of kinship but a parent is in the first degree of kinship.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
