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n.An unlawful killing without deliberation or premeditation but with malice aforethought.
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second–degree murder — see murder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
second degree murder — An unpremeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility. Second degree murder is different from first degree murder, which is a premeditated, intentional killing; or results from a vicious… … Law dictionary
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Second degree — may refer to:* Second degree burn * Second degree polynomial, in mathematics * Second degree murder, actual definition varies from country to country … Wikipedia
second-degree — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Medicine (of burns) that cause blistering but not permanent scars. 2) Law, chiefly N. Amer. (of a crime, especially a murder) less serious than a first degree crime … English terms dictionary
second-degree — >> murder, principal. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
second-degree — 1) ADJ: ADJ n In the United States, second degree is used to describe crimes that are considered to be less serious than first degree crimes. The judge reduced the charge to second degree murder. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A second degree burn is more severe… … English dictionary
second-degree murder — Law. See under murder (def. 1). [1945 50, Amer.] * * * second degree murder, Law. homicide committed unintentionally but without justification … Useful english dictionary
second-degree — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase second degree : of a degree next to the first; specifically : of a degree of criminal culpability or seriousness next to first degree second degree murder … Useful english dictionary
second-degree — /ˈsɛkənd dəgri/ (say sekuhnd duhgree) adjective of a degree which is next in seriousness to the first degree, either more serious, as second degree burns or less serious, as second degree murder …
