"first-degree" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} first-degree (not comparable)
  1. At the first level of some system
    (law) The most severe level of felony, typically involving planning or other aggravating factors.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law, Fire
    Sense id: en-first-degree-en-adj-fXjkAu0G Disambiguation of Fire: 50 50 Categories (other): 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Topics: law
  2. At the first level of some system
    (of burns) The least severe damage from a burn, typically involving only damage to the outer layer of skin.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fire, One Translations (barely burnt): eerstegraads- (Dutch), van de eerste graad (Dutch), ensimmäisen asteen (Finnish), elsőfokú (Hungarian), den chéad ghrád (Irish)
    Sense id: en-first-degree-en-adj-EpH10M5A Disambiguation of Fire: 50 50 Disambiguation of One: 44 56 Categories (other): 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'barely burnt': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in cold blood [law], in the first degree, 1st degree Derived forms: first-degree burn, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree murder, first-degree relative Related terms (first rank): first water Coordinate_terms: second-degree, third-degree, fourth-degree
Disambiguation of 'first rank': 50 50

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