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third–degree murder see murder
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
third–degree murder
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third degree murder — (N American) The three categories of criminality of (and therefore severity of punishment for) a murder, first degree being most serious ● degree … Useful english dictionary
third-degree — adj [always before noun] 1.) third degree burn [usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that goes right through your skin 2.) third degree murder/burglary/assault etc AmE murder etc that is considered by a court to be the least serious of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
third-degree — adj [always before noun] 1.) third degree burn [usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that goes right through your skin 2.) third degree murder/burglary/assault etc AmE murder etc that is considered by a court to be the least serious of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
third-degree — /ˈθɜd dəgri / (say therd duhgree) adjective of a degree which is at the extreme end of a scale, either as the lowest (third degree murder) or the highest (third degree burns) …
Third degree — can refer to: * In police interrogation, originally torture, later colloquially an intensive rough interrogation * The degree of Master Mason in Freemasonry, often written as 3° * In USA law, the least serious of the three classifications of… … Wikipedia
third-degree — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of burns) being of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin. 2) Law, chiefly N. Amer. (of a crime, especially murder) in the least serious category. ► NOUN (the third degree) ▪ long and harsh questioning to obtain… … English terms dictionary
third-degree — adjective a) The least severe cases of murder, burglary or various other felonies. He was recently convicted of third degree manslaughter because of his drunken driving accident. b) Causing severe scarring, loss of epidermis, subcutaneous tissue… … Wiktionary
third-degree — adjective 1》 denoting burns of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin. 2》 Law, N. Amer. denoting the least serious category of a crime, especially murder. noun (the third degree) long and harsh questioning to obtain information or… … English new terms dictionary
third degree — Term used to describe the process of securing a confession or information from a suspect or prisoner by prolonged questioning, the use of threats, or actual violence. See confession interrogation Miranda Rule. Term is also sometimes used as a… … Black's law dictionary
murder — mur·der 1 / mər dər/ n [partly from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin]: the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation); esp: such a… … Law dictionary
