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n.An unlawful killing that is willful, deliberate, and premeditated.
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murder, first-degree
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first–degree murder — see murder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
first degree murder — The intentional killing of another person by someone who has acted willfully, deliberately, or with planning. All murder that is committed with poison or by lying in wait is first degree murder. Category: Criminal Law Category: Small Claims Court … Law dictionary
first degree murder — Murder committed with deliberately premeditated malice aforethought, or with extreme atrocity or cruelty, or in the commission or attempted commission of a crime punishable with death or imprisonment for life, is murder in the first degree. State … Black's law dictionary
first degree murder — Murder committed with deliberately premeditated malice aforethought, or with extreme atrocity or cruelty, or in the commission or attempted commission of a crime punishable with death or imprisonment for life, is murder in the first degree. State … Black's law dictionary
first-degree murder — n. Killing someone deliberately and intentionally, having planned it beforehand, with extreme cruelty, or while committing another felony. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… … Law dictionary
first degree — first de gree n 1.) [C usually singular] BrE used to talk about a university degree such as a BA or a BSc, obtained by people who do not already have a degree 2.) murder in the first degree AmE first degree murder … Dictionary of contemporary English
first degree — first de gree n 1.) [C usually singular] BrE used to talk about a university degree such as a BA or a BSc, obtained by people who do not already have a degree 2.) murder in the first degree AmE first degree murder … Dictionary of contemporary English
first degree murder — first degree burn, first degree murder see under ↑degree • • • Main Entry: ↑first … Useful english dictionary
first-degree — first de gree adj [only before noun] 1.) first degree burn a burn that is not very serious 2.) first degree murder AmE murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else →↑manslaughter … Dictionary of contemporary English
first-degree — first de gree adj [only before noun] 1.) first degree burn a burn that is not very serious 2.) first degree murder AmE murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else →↑manslaughter … Dictionary of contemporary English
