"first-degree murder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first-degree murders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} first-degree murder (countable and uncountable, plural first-degree murders)
  1. (law, chiefly US, Canada) 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. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (premeditated or especially serious murder): moord (Afrikaans), предуми́шлено уби́йство (predumíšleno ubíjstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 一級謀殺罪 (Chinese Mandarin), 一级谋杀罪 (yījí móushāzuì) (Chinese Mandarin), mord [neuter] (Danish), murha (Finnish), assassinat [masculine] (French), meurtre au premier degré [Canada, masculine] [law] (French), előre megfontolt szándékkal elkövetett emberölés (Hungarian), overlagt drap (Norwegian), morderstwo pierwszego stopnia [neuter] (Polish), homicídio doloso premeditado [masculine] (Portuguese), предумы́шленное уби́йство (predumýšlennoje ubíjstvo) (english: premeditated murder) [neuter] (Russian), уби́йство пе́рвой сте́пени (ubíjstvo pérvoj stépeni) (english: foreign context) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-first-degree_murder-en-noun-e2I7swQL Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 59 41 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'premeditated or especially serious murder': 83 17
  2. (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Criminal law, Murder Synonyms: murder in the first degree, murder one Hyponyms: felony murder Related terms: murder, second-degree murder
    Sense id: en-first-degree_murder-en-noun-s~wQELbu Disambiguation of Criminal law: 43 57 Disambiguation of Murder: 41 59 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Topics: law

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